Change of primary/principal doctor may happen within a fraction of second without the patient/ attendants/ doctors realizing it – Operation of law 10 MLCD (j 276) Gurmeet Kaur v/s Dr. Gurbakshish Singh Sidhu & Anr.

Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh Judgment in favor of : Patient Medico Legal Issues: Precautions — Unusual, Emergencies — Complications during treatment / surgery / procedure / intervention, Emergencies — Transferring patients, Courts and Legal Proceedings, Consent — General Precautions, Consent — Risk information, “Accepted Medical Practice”, Communication with Patients, Medical Records — General Precautions, Medical Records — Discharge card / summary / ticket, Medical Records — Preserve / Provide / Produce, Surgery / Procedure / Intervention — General Precautions, Law on Medical Negligence Suggested precautions There is always one primary…