Important Cases: 1. Denied timely medical attention, accident victim dies; NHRC asks authorities to comment
Reacting to a news story of an accident victim dying as a result of not getting timely medical aid, the Commission called for the comments of the Secretary (Health) Government of India, Chief Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi, Health Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi and the Medical Superintendents of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Trauma Centre.
The news story highlighted the fate of 50-year-old Jaswant Singh who met with an accident at Moti Nagar in Delhi recently. The accident victim, it reported, was shunted from one hospital to another and the delay had resulted in his death.
On noting the story carried in the press, the Commission observed that if true, it is a sad commentary on the state of emergency medical care for trauma victims. The Commission, in the recent past, while dealing with the issue of emergency medical care made some short term and long term recommendations to the authorities concerned on strengthening emergency medical care for the trauma victims. In the said case, it seems that despite the recommendations made by the Commission, no steps in furtherance of improvement of emergency medical care to the trauma victims have been taken by the authorities.
The news story highlighted the fate of 50-year-old Jaswant Singh who met with an accident at Moti Nagar in Delhi recently. The accident victim, it reported, was shunted from one hospital to another and the delay had resulted in his death.
On noting the story carried in the press, the Commission observed that if true, it is a sad commentary on the state of emergency medical care for trauma victims. The Commission, in the recent past, while dealing with the issue of emergency medical care made some short term and long term recommendations to the authorities concerned on strengthening emergency medical care for the trauma victims. In the said case, it seems that despite the recommendations made by the Commission, no steps in furtherance of improvement of emergency medical care to the trauma victims have been taken by the authorities.