Consent took precedence over emergency care, and hospital lost its case
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February - 2026, Posted On: 01 February 2026
Despite clear signs of cardiac risk, a young patient was denied urgent ICU care – not by lack of facility, but by waiting for consent.
A minor patient was admitted for nose bleeding — a condition initially treated routinely. But at 3 a.m., he complained of chest pain and uneasiness. From that moment, his condition steadily deteriorated. Yet he was only moved to the ICU four hours later — at 7 a.m.