Balasore: Tension prevailed at the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Balasore Sunday after a patient died due to alleged medical negligence.
The relatives of the patient alleged that he died after being administered an injection prescribed for another patient and ransacked the hospital properties.
According to sources, Madhusudan Pradhan (45) of Sana Dahapada village under Sahadevkhunta Model police limits was admitted to the hospital after he complained of chest pain the previous night. The doctor at the casualty ward gave medicines and administered an injection to Pradhan. However, he died later in the night.
Accusing the doctor of administering a wrong injection, the angry family members and co-villagers ransacked the hospital properties. They also lodged a complaint against the hospital authorities, including the doctor on duty, with the police. Police registered a case and started an investigation into the matter, said OIC Bijya Kumar Nayak.
While unrest prevailed on the hospital premises following the incident, police forces have been deployed to thwart any untoward incident.
PNN