The trends are discouraging ! What ever a doctor speaks, shares with colleagues, orders to the Paramedics or his/her body language, facial expressions or mannerism is picked up or clicked by the patients/attendants and is being misused against the doctors if the outcome is negative or below expectations. If you utter the truth the moment comes to casualty or your OPD, you are blamed for misconduct. On the contrary, if you take in the patient as it should happen and then decide to refer to higher center after 2-3 days, you are labeled as greedy and incompetent.
If you continue with treatment ending in death or permanent damage, you are called to appear in the Honorable Courts of the land. Now, the big question is how much you should speak and how much you should display? How much you should hide and how much you should convey in clear terms? What should be body language, facial…
