Tribune News Service Chandigarh February 11 A 20-year-old youth from Sector 56-A died at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) Sector 16 here today. His family alleged that medical negligence led to his death. Satish Tiwari the brother of the deceased Harish Chandra Tiwari stated that the youth was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday as he was complaining of neck pain. “He was given an injection following which his condition improved” he said. “My brother became sick again this morning and developed black rashes all over his body. He was put on oxygen but became unconscious. He wasnt given the medical attention he needed. Senior doctors came and left. He was left at the mercy of medical students and interns. Around 1 pm they (hospital staff) said my brother is no more” he alleged. The family submitted a written complaint with the senior authorities of the hospital. “Action should be taken against the erring doctors and staff of the hospital for medical negligence” the family members stated in the complaint. According to officials the patient was a known case of tuberculoma or eye TB and was under treatment for the disease. Dr Amandeep Kang Director Health Services UT said “He developed rashes induced by anti-tuberculosis drugs for which he was admitted and attended to by the doctors in the Emergency. The patients treatment was modified accordingly and other supportive therapy was started as indicated.” “This morning the patient had an episode of seizure which was treated as per the protocol at 11.30 am. However the patient became unresponsive after some time. The CPR was done as per guidelines but the patient couldnt be revived despite doctors best efforts” she said. The Medical Superintendent GMSH-16 has been asked to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident and submit a report within seven days.

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