The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission reviewed a medical negligence claim involving an elderly patient who fell from a hospital bed during admission in Hyderabad in 2017. After examining the evidence, the Commission concluded that the incident was accidental and not due to negligence, ultimately dismissing the complaint. The patient, about 90 years old, was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad in early April 2017 after sustaining injuries from a bathroom fall at home. He was diagnosed with a bacterial infection and advised a five-day hospital stay for treatment and observation.
His medical background included multiple comorbidities such as carcinoma prostate under treatment and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On April 5, 2017, around 5.30 a.m., the patient fell from his hospital bed while attempting to get up. He suffered a laceration to the occipital region,…
