Woman dies at Ranchi hospital after injection from security guard

Ranchi | Tuesday | 21st August, 2018

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Following Devi’s death, the administration issued show cause notice to security guard Naveen Kumar Jha and the nurse on duty. “I did not administer any injection to any patient nor was I directed to do so by any nurse. “Similar incidents, including dressing a patients’ wounds by security guards in operation theatre and nurses asking for money from patients, have been reported in the past,” he said. RANCHI: A 70-year-old diabetes patient admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) in Ranchi died after she was allegedly administered an injection by a security guard on Sunday.Kamla Devi was admitted to the Rims medicine ward after she complained of acute gastroenteritis last Tuesday and was responding well to treatment. We will also write to the family of deceased for their version of story before the committee submits its report to the director,” Kashyap said.The guard has refuted the allegations..