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Odisha woman dies after injection at Rayagada medical store
A 55-year-old woman died after allegedly receiving a wrong injection at a medical store in Odisha's Rayagada district on Thursday. Police detained the man who administered the injection, identified as A K…
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A 55-year-old woman died after allegedly receiving a wrong injection at a medical store in Odisha's Rayagada district on Thursday. Police detained the man who administered the injection, identified as A K Bhadra, for questioning.
Baidehi Kumar of Getipada village had been suffering from fever and cold. She went to a medicine store at JK Pur, where Bhadra allegedly gave her an injection. She suffered severe adverse reactions soon after and died on the way to Rayagada district headquarters hospital. Her family lodged a complaint. Police said the exact cause of death will be known after the post-mortem.
The Indian Opinion
Two narratives are already forming: one blames an untrained storekeeper, the other calls for stricter pharmacy laws. But the real lapse may be that a patient sought an injection at a medicine store at all, bypassing a doctor. The post-mortem report and an inquiry into who prescribed that injection will settle whether this was negligence or criminal recklessness.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
