Man Dies After Fan Falls On Him In Hospital, It Blames 'Medical Condition'
A patient at Delhi's GTB Hospital died after a ceiling fan fell on him, though the hospital claims the death was due to pre-existing medical conditions. The family has demanded an inquiry, citing negligence and poor maintenance of hospital facilities.
Why it matters
The incident raises serious questions about infrastructure maintenance and patient safety standards in public healthcare institutions.
A 42-year-old patient died around three hours after a ceiling fan allegedly fell on him inside Delhi's Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, prompting his family to demand an inquiry into the incident.In an official statement, the hospital said the patient died due to his existing medical condition and not the ceiling fan incident. It said the patient had been admitted in an unconscious condition with uncontrolled hypertension, stroke or encephalopathy complicated by aspiration pneumonia with respiratory failure.The hospital also said a preliminary inspection found that the fan fell after its shaft fractured.Aslam Qureshi, an advocate who claimed to have witnessed the incident, said, "I had gone to the ward to meet my brother when I saw the ceiling fan fall on a patient. I immediately recorded a video of the incident. The patient appeared to be around 50 years old and had been admitted just a day earlier.
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