Tortured teen investigation…By Michael JordanPolice Physician, Dr. Mahendra Chand, admitted to several professional lapses during his examination of the teenage boywho was tortured by police.These include failing to examine the teen properly for other possible injuries, failing to take notes or keep a permanent record of the case; failing to solicit the patient’s age or any information from the patient as to how he sustained the injuries; and failing to make a written referral for the patient to be admitted to a hospital.Dr. Chand made the admissions on November 20, 2009,Wholesale China Jerseys, when he was called before the Guyana Medical Council, to ascertain if he was guilty of professional misconduct.In a subsequent letter, the Council informed Dr. Chand that based on his admission, his actions were “not consistent with the norms expected of a registered doctor in Guyana.”The Medical Council subsequently found that Chand was guilty of professional misconduct and recommended that he be suspended for two months.But Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, is still to say whether the Council’s decision will stand.The Health Minister recently told reporters that he has to verify whether the doctor may have breached certain rules.The tortured teen and attorney Khemraj Ramjattan at the Vreed-en-Hoop Station “I need to make a decision and I’m not going to make it based on press reports. This is somebody’s life and I must understand the real issue.”Records of the Guyana Medical Council meeting, obtained byKaieteur News, stated that on October,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, 2009, an officer from the Leonora Police Station went to the doctor’s residence, requestingthe examination of a patient after dark on the grounds they didn’t want unnecessary publicity.He arrived at the station at 18:00 hrs, and a naked prisoner, with head covered and accompanied by two guards, was broughtoutside.He requested the removal of the bag but this was not done.Upon examination there were superficial burns evident and the patient was in painful distress.He stated that the police gave him the patient’s name, while he was writing out a prescription.However, he was unaware of the prisoner’s age and the police did not provide him with any information as to how thepatient sustained the injuries. Nevertheless, from his experience, he was aware that they were first degree burns caused by fire.Upon reflection, Dr. Chand stated that he should have demanded that the bag be removed, and if they didn’t, he should have done so.He also stated that the other actions he took would remain the same.However, he left with the assumption that the patient would have been taken to the hospital.He did tell reporters from this newspaper that he had advised that the teen be taken to a hospital.But in an interview with this newspaper shortly after the incident, Police Commissioner Henry Greene had said that the doctor did not recommend hospital treatment for the injured teenager.Dr. Chand also told the Medical Council that this was thefirst time he was faced with such a situation.Dr. Chand stated that he has been a physician since 1993, and had been employed by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and seconded to the Guyana Police Force to provide a service since 1997.According to the Medical Council records,Cheap Jerseys From China, Dr. Chand explained that usually, a policemedical report is supplied for completion, which would require the examination of the patient from head to toe. However, in this case, no such form was given and he directed that the prisoner/patient be taken to the hospital.The lad’s injuries“Do you have a record of the findings, and is it reasonable to see a patient and not record your findings?” one of the Councilmembers asked.In response, Dr. Chand admitted he didn’t give a written referral, a practice he said was usually done at his office, but gave a verbal referral.He conceded that this was not the right thing to do.He added that because the patient was in “painful distress”, he prescribed ibuprofen and an antiseptic cream.Asked if he would usually record his medical report in a ledger, Dr. Chand answered that the nurses would make a short note but he was unaware if this was done in the teen’s case.The minutes of the Medical Council meeting showed that following the interview, Dr. Chand left and the Council members deliberated on the case.One Council member stated that the members “must understand the mitigating circumstances, since at that moment in thosecircumstances we can’t expect the doctor to follow protocol 100 percent.“The doctor erred but I think he was intimidated, since there were mitigating circumstances.”Another member sated that he could “understand what the doctor went through,” and that Dr. Chand, “wasn’t allowed to function as a doctor.”However,<a

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