Dear readers,
I have faced a very serious case of negligence from one of the reputed private hospitals in Mumbai, resulting in a grievous injury to my brother on 5th of Aug 13 .
To talk on the details:
My brother (aged 25y) was going for a routine checkup and was recommended for an MRI brain.
There was a lot of hurry going on in the MRI area because of patient rush and the staff totally forgot to remind my brother to remove any metallic things from his pocket. The key to the locker (where people put their dresses and valuables before going to MRI) remained in his pocket. As soon as the MRI machine started, the key flew out of his pocket like a bullet and hit him in the right eye. The impact was so strong that it tore the cornea and displaced the Iris because of which there was complete vision loss in my brother’s right eye.
The eye was immediately sterilized and he was taken to OT on an urgent note. Operation was good according to doctor and he could put the iris back inside the cornea and stitch it. The eye is healing now according to doctor but vision improvement is very less (less than 5%). We even donot know what will be the percentage of improvement.
In this regard I would like to get your advice on how to proceed for the same. My brother was supposed to leave India today (10th Aug) for a project abroad for 2 years and because of this accident everything is changed now. Moreover the MRI done is also in question as to whether it was an actual need.
I would reply with all details of this accident if you can help me on the futher action plan.
regards
Chandan