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Udupi: An on-duty medical officer was not only verbally abused but was almost assaulted by a patient's husband at Kundapur government hospital on the night of November 3.
The husband, in a fit of rage reportedly ripped apart the official records placed on the doctor’s table, and disrupted latter from discharging his official duties.
The doctor , identified as one Moorthiraj (48), a medical officer serving as an emergency care doctor at the hospital for the past two-and-a-half years.
In his complaint, Moorthiraj said that on November 3 at around 11:15 pm, while he was on duty in the emergency department, a woman named Radha arrived with another woman complaining of stomach pain.
The doctor said that in the presence of nurse Shobha Kumari, he consulted Radha and reviewed her medical records before advising her to get admitted as an in-patient. He said by this time Radha's husband Nagaraj Bijadi had arrived and was told to complete the admission procedure.
The doctor said that he was still examining the patient when she and her husband left the hospital in a hurry.
However, at around 11:45 pm, Nagaraj barged into the emergency room verbally abused me and took away Radha's medical records, Moorthiraj said and added that Bijadi also tore up official records on the table.
That apart, Nagaraj and another woman continued to verbally abuse Moorthiraj and also issued death threats.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered at Kundapur Police Station.