Patient’s kin assault doctor at Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: A second-year postgraduate (PG) resident doctor at Niloufer Hospital was allegedly assaulted by a patient’s attendants while on duty in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) on Saturday evening. Following the incident, a case was registered at the Nampally police station.According to sources, the incident occurred after a child, who had been shifted from the RICU to an isolation ward during recovery, began crying excessively.The duty doctor had examined the child and counselled the attendants earlier. However, five attendants, including two men and three women, later entered the RICU and allegedly assaulted the doctor,” said a representative of T-JUDA (Telangana Junior Doctors Association).He added that although the child was experiencing only minimal distress, the resident doctor decided to shift the patient back to the RICU for closer monitoring and safety. “The doctor then asked the attendants to leave the restricted care area, allowing only the child’s mother to remain in accordance with RICU protocols. Instead of complying with instructions, the attendants allegedly assaulted doctor,” he said.Following the incident, doctors’ associations, including T-JUDA, the Telangana Government Senior Residents Doctors Association and the Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association, condemned the attack.