Srikant Barve wrote the following: [1] How is that Politicians when arrested are send to ICU by Doctors? In fact there should be strict action against such Doctors and Politicians. [2] We people should demand (that) a Doctor (who) recommends a person in Custody for ICU treatment on flimsy grounds should face consequences.
COMMENT: If a patient (in this case, a politician) presents to the doctor that he is having (say) chest pain, what does Mr Barve expect the doctor to do? What if the patient actually is having a heart attack or develops one soon thereafter? Will Mr. Barve pays his bills - when the doctor is in court for negligence and/or loses his job? Does Mr Barve have a clue? Who is the person who can legally prove that a doctor admitted any patient to hospital - on "flimsy grounds"? The only point that one can make is that most ICUs in the world have specific admission criteria. These criteria should be adhered to whether the patient is a so-called VIP or not. It may also interest Barve and his ilk to know that despite all one can right about pre-1961 Goa, the hospitals treated every Goan as a VIP. And, there were NO ICUs. BTW: I sincerely hope that any political party which has individuals with Barvesque views never ever comes to power anywhere in the world. jc
