House staff in India are assaulted by relatives after a patient dies. “Dr. Prashant (24), a Resident Medical Officer (RMO) at LTMG Hospital, Sion was beaten up yesterday evening by relatives of a patient who died of renal failure at the hospital.
Admitted on Thursday evening, Suresh Devulkar, 55, was suffering from chronic renal failure and succumbed a day later. Even as patient’s relatives were coming to terms with the news, the deceased’s son Santosh met RMO Dr. Prashant with whom he enquired about his father’s death and got physical with the RMO, beating him up.”
