Mr. Singh met with a terrible and an unfortunate accident while working at the factory. A heavy metal object fell on his left foot, badly injuring it. He was hurried to Nanavati hospital, where Dr. Shetty diagnosed compound comminuted-tarsometatarsal fracture along with dislocation of the joint and toes.

The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) has barred two doctors from practising for six months after finding them guilty of performing surgery on the wrong foot of a 24-year-old man at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. It has also removed them from state medical register of the DMC for six months.

Sonali, a working woman, was operated upon by Dr. Roy for ischio rectal abscess at his nursing home. She started feeling cold after the operation and therefore the attending nurse gave her a blanket and placed a hot water bag under her feet.

Mr. Mishra had a difficult situation at hand – he was joyous and heartbroken at the same time. His wife delivered a baby girl in a nursing home, but soon after developed septicaemia. She was referred to Lucknow medical college for higher treatment, but died the same day.

Padmavathi was suffering from recurring abdominal pain and uterine bleeding. She underwent a Trans Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) which was performed by Dr. Vijayendra, but a week after the surgery she suffered abdominal pain and urinary obstruction.

Anil had a heart attack and was rushed to Metro Hospital at Uttarakhand by his family. Dr. Gupta examined Anil, immediately admitted him to CCU for observation and thrombolysed with reteplase. The primary PCI could not be done as there was paucity of cardiologists at the hospital and hence Dr. Gupta referred Anil to a hospital in Dehradun for better care.

It’s become almost fashionable to blame the doctor for patient’s reaction to a drug. He or she is the easiest catch – someone went wrong, who else but the doctor? However, doctors taking appropriate pre-treatment precautions before administering a new drug should not worry, as the following case shows.

An accidental fall in the bathroom caused quite a stir in Lalithamma’s life. When she was taken to the Dr. Rama, a surgery seemed to be the only available option to relieve her of pain in the right thigh. Dr. Rama performed Austin Moore Prosthesis (AMP), but that was just the beginning of troubles for Lalithamma.

M Kathikeyan’s case was one of the mostunfortunate one. He was taken to Sakthi Hospital with symptoms of cough and fever by his parents. After initial diagnosis, Dr. Siva Kumar and Dr. NaliniJayanthi suspected viral fever – malarial or typhoid – and started treatment accordingly.