Losing a child due to medical complications is one the most traumatic experiences for an expecting mother. And it could be equally traumatic for the doctor too, as this case will demonstrate.

Anil had a heart attack and was rushed to Metro Hospital at Uttarakhand by his family. Dr. Gupta examined Anil, immediately admitted him to CCU for observation and thrombolysed with reteplase. 

Mr. Reddy, a lawyer by profession, wanted to take treatment for Hernia. He got bewitched by the hospital's brochure which mentioned that the Hernia surgery would be done through Laparoscopy by Dr. Subrahmanyam, and hence got admitted to the hospital.

Deepesh Kumar, resident of the remote Hoshangabadvillage, was taken to Dr. Awte, an Ayurvedic doctor, who wrongly diagnosed malaria instead of Japanese Encephalitis.

Dr. Vishesh performed cataract surgery on both eyes of Mr. Kochagasthy, a septuagenarian. Vision in the patient's eyes did not improve after the surgery and hence, he approached the Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission making several allegations on the doctor.

Mr. Jaiswal, a senior citizen and a known diabetic, visited Dr. Chaudhary – an anaesthesiologist – at his clinic to take treatment for a wound on the thumb of his right leg. 

The patient, Narayan Singh, approached National Consumer Disputes RedressalCommission, New Delhi alleging his doctor of applying a plaster on his right hand in a negligent manner, due to which gangrene spread across his right arm, which eventually had to be amputated.

Suffering from fever and bouts of vomiting, Mrs. Chauhan was taken to the hospital by her husband where Dr. Asthana conducted a CSF test that reported pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). 

Surprising as it may be, this modern day adage takes on a new avatar altogether in the following medico-legal case.