Bihar doc puts cast on wrong hand of boy with fracture

Tribune Web Desk 
Chandigarh, June 26

A doctor in Bihar put a cast in the wrong hand of a child who fell off a mango tree and fractured his arm, media reports said on Wednesday. 

Seven-year-old Faijan even tried telling the doctors that they putting the cast on the wrong hand, but they paid no heed to the warnings.

"I tried telling them while they were giving me the treatment, but they did not listen to me and put the plaster on the wrong hand," reports quoted Faijan said.  

Faijan's mother called it "utter negligence".

"An investigation should be carried out. We were not even provided with a single tablet by the hospital," she said.

The case reached the State Health Department and minister Mangal Pandey asked the Superintendent of the medical center to brief him on the same.

"Health Minister has asked me to investigate the matter and seek clarification from the concerned team regarding this negligence. I condemn this incident and I am trying to fix the issue. People involved in the incident will be punished," said Dr Raj Ranjan Prasad, superintendent of the medical center.