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Diagnostic Errors Can Occur In 1 Out Of Every 14 Patients, New Study Shows
Diagnostic errors are likely to be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7 per cent) hospital patients which requires new approaches to medical surveillance, a new study has stressed.
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Video: Patient Grabs Woman Doctor By Hair, Bangs Head At Andhra Hospital
Amid the nationwide call for ensuring the safety of doctors in the wake of the rape and murder at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a woman junior doctor was attacked by a patient at a hospital in Tirupati.
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Patient Falls Prey To Gang War, Killed 'Mistakenly' Inside Delhi Hospital
A 32-year-old patient was shot dead inside the hospital ward in Delhi on Sunday, sparking safety concerns. Now, it turns out Riyazuddin was shot dead due to mistaken identity.
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Over 400 Patients Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Chandigarh Hospital
More than 400 patients were evacuated to safety after a major fire broke out in PGIMER-Chandigarh's Nehru Hospital block late last night, officials said on Tuesday.
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After Jabalpur Blaze, Congress Accuses BJP Of "Saving Killer Hospitals"
Refuting the accusation, the state's Medical Education minister Vishwas Sarang said they have taken no such decision (regarding not allowing patients to be admitted), but hospitals have been instructed to operate with full safety norms.
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No Emergency Exit, Safety System At Jabalpur Hospital Where 8 Died In Fire
There was no emergency exit or proper fire safety equipment at the hospital in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, where five patients and three staff members died in a massive fire this afternoon.
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Panic At Delhi Hospital As Huge Fire Sends Patients Scampering For Safety
Panic reigned at Rohini's Brahm Shakti hospital on Saturday morning when a fire broke out in its ICU and claimed the life of a 64-year-old patient.
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Ukraine Hospital Train Ferries Patients To Safety Hoping "Worst Is Over"
As the hospital train sped away from the frontline in war-torn Ukraine, electrician Evhen Perepelytsia was grateful he would soon see his children again after almost losing his life.
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Fire-Hit Maharashtra Hospital Lacked Safety Measures: Official
A senior fire officer of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar civic body on Sunday claimed the hospital where a major blaze killed 11 COVID-19 patients lacked various fire safety measures suggested by them.
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'Killing Patients With Fire': Supreme Court Raps Gujarat On Safety Rules
Gujarat's move to ease hospital building safety rules amid Covid was slammed today by the Supreme Court, which put the order on hold and said: "To save lives in the pandemic we are killing people with fire."
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Over 50 Patients Moved To Safety After Gas Leak At Mumbai Hospital
A total of 58 patients, 20 of them undergoing treatment for coronavirus, were evacuated after LPG leakage was reported at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai's Chinchpokli area on Saturday, an official said.
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Dead Covid Patient's Family Alleges Negligence, Vandalises Bihar Hospital
Angry over the death of a Covid patient allegedly due to medical negligence, his family vandalised state-run Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday, forcing the hospital staff to run for safety, hospital sources said.
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Fire In Gujarat COVID-19 Hospital, 23 Patients Rescued, None Hurt
At least 23 patients, including 17 COVID-19 patients, were evacuated to safety following a minor fire at a private hospital in Gujarat's Vadodara city on Wednesday night, officials said.
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Safety Gear, Medical Waste Float In Chhattisgarh's Flooded COVID-19 Ward
A few hours of heavy rain on Friday flooded a government hospital's COVID-19 isolation ward in Chhattisgarh, where coronavirus cases have been on rise since September. The rain also disrupted the hospital's power supply forcing the staff to shift nine patients - six of them suspected to have Covid and three in need of oxygen - to another floor.
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Fire At COVID-19 Hospital In Gujarat, Patients Shifted To Safety
A fire broke out in the COVID-19 ward of a two-storey hospital in Bodeli town of Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district on Wednesday morning, an official said.
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Diagnostic Errors Can Occur In 1 Out Of Every 14 Patients, New Study Shows
Diagnostic errors are likely to be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7 per cent) hospital patients which requires new approaches to medical surveillance, a new study has stressed.
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Video: Patient Grabs Woman Doctor By Hair, Bangs Head At Andhra Hospital
Amid the nationwide call for ensuring the safety of doctors in the wake of the rape and murder at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a woman junior doctor was attacked by a patient at a hospital in Tirupati.
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Patient Falls Prey To Gang War, Killed 'Mistakenly' Inside Delhi Hospital
A 32-year-old patient was shot dead inside the hospital ward in Delhi on Sunday, sparking safety concerns. Now, it turns out Riyazuddin was shot dead due to mistaken identity.
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Over 400 Patients Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Chandigarh Hospital
More than 400 patients were evacuated to safety after a major fire broke out in PGIMER-Chandigarh's Nehru Hospital block late last night, officials said on Tuesday.
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After Jabalpur Blaze, Congress Accuses BJP Of "Saving Killer Hospitals"
Refuting the accusation, the state's Medical Education minister Vishwas Sarang said they have taken no such decision (regarding not allowing patients to be admitted), but hospitals have been instructed to operate with full safety norms.
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No Emergency Exit, Safety System At Jabalpur Hospital Where 8 Died In Fire
There was no emergency exit or proper fire safety equipment at the hospital in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, where five patients and three staff members died in a massive fire this afternoon.
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Panic At Delhi Hospital As Huge Fire Sends Patients Scampering For Safety
Panic reigned at Rohini's Brahm Shakti hospital on Saturday morning when a fire broke out in its ICU and claimed the life of a 64-year-old patient.
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Ukraine Hospital Train Ferries Patients To Safety Hoping "Worst Is Over"
As the hospital train sped away from the frontline in war-torn Ukraine, electrician Evhen Perepelytsia was grateful he would soon see his children again after almost losing his life.
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Fire-Hit Maharashtra Hospital Lacked Safety Measures: Official
A senior fire officer of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar civic body on Sunday claimed the hospital where a major blaze killed 11 COVID-19 patients lacked various fire safety measures suggested by them.
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'Killing Patients With Fire': Supreme Court Raps Gujarat On Safety Rules
Gujarat's move to ease hospital building safety rules amid Covid was slammed today by the Supreme Court, which put the order on hold and said: "To save lives in the pandemic we are killing people with fire."
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Over 50 Patients Moved To Safety After Gas Leak At Mumbai Hospital
A total of 58 patients, 20 of them undergoing treatment for coronavirus, were evacuated after LPG leakage was reported at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai's Chinchpokli area on Saturday, an official said.
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Dead Covid Patient's Family Alleges Negligence, Vandalises Bihar Hospital
Angry over the death of a Covid patient allegedly due to medical negligence, his family vandalised state-run Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday, forcing the hospital staff to run for safety, hospital sources said.
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Fire In Gujarat COVID-19 Hospital, 23 Patients Rescued, None Hurt
At least 23 patients, including 17 COVID-19 patients, were evacuated to safety following a minor fire at a private hospital in Gujarat's Vadodara city on Wednesday night, officials said.
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Safety Gear, Medical Waste Float In Chhattisgarh's Flooded COVID-19 Ward
A few hours of heavy rain on Friday flooded a government hospital's COVID-19 isolation ward in Chhattisgarh, where coronavirus cases have been on rise since September. The rain also disrupted the hospital's power supply forcing the staff to shift nine patients - six of them suspected to have Covid and three in need of oxygen - to another floor.
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Fire At COVID-19 Hospital In Gujarat, Patients Shifted To Safety
A fire broke out in the COVID-19 ward of a two-storey hospital in Bodeli town of Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district on Wednesday morning, an official said.
