Another doctor in trouble

[Freeder]

Kope from EDMW..

😂 LMAO..

[13177]

3 hours ago, Watwheels said:

I better be serious with my Whatsapp text messages. Some day might end up in court for ppl to see.

Or delete whatever texts that might seem offensive.

Clear your Whatsapp messages often. Lol.

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12 minutes ago, mikk123 said:

joke aside lah....Those highly respected doctors who are supposed to save people's live and a noble job, end up all wolf in sheep skin. Which school are they educated? sack all the teachers! 

Ya lo, thought doctors suppose to be 'good' people, but seems like many scary doctors around. 😅 Which school are they educated? From NUS medical school lo?

[ToyotaShuttle]

38 minutes ago, mikk123 said:

joke aside lah....Those highly respected doctors who are supposed to save people's live and a noble job, end up all wolf in sheep skin. Which school are they educated? sack all the teachers! 

How would the teachers know how immoral they are?

[ToyotaShuttle]

Okay, so what was the sexually suggestive message they sent? Talk so much but never reveal.

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Just now, mikk123 said:

teacher are not just teaching maths and english grammer. They are supposed to make the student a better person. All forgotten about Confucius value. Send our education minister to china study Confucius.  

I think no matter what teacher has taught their students, its still all depends on individually character and own thinking lo. Even teachers can teach all the good moral and value, but the person cannot absorb or dont want to listen also nothing teacher can do?! 😅

[Windwaver]

What a difference 

[Windwaver]

https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/04/20/woman-who-had-affair-with-psychiatrist-sues-him-for-prescribing-039addictive039-pills

Woman who had affair with psychiatrist sues him for prescribing 'addictive' pills

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A woman who had an affair with her psychiatrist is suing him for negligence, alleging that her former lover had freely prescribed "highly addictive" pills to her for anxiety without registering her as his patient.

Serene Tiong alleged that she became addicted to antidepressant drug Xanax and suffered side effects such as drowsiness and aggression because Dr Chan Herng Nieng had given her pills without ensuring that she would not become addicted to the drug.

Tiong, 43, is seeking unspecified damages from Dr Chan, 47, in a case that opened in the High Court on Tuesday (April 19) for an eight-day hearing.

Her lawyer, Ong Ying Ping, argued that Tiong was more vulnerable to Dr Chan's advice as they were in a relationship and she had every reason to believe that he would take good care of her medical needs.

Tiong also alleged that Dr Chan had caused her psychiatric harm by misleading her into thinking that he was committed to having a long-term and exclusive sexual relationship with her.

Her lawyer said she suffered a "spectacular mental and emotional breakdown" after she discovered a slew of risque messages between Dr Chan and his friend, surgeon Julian Ong, in which the two men boasted about their sexual conquests.

In his defence, Dr Chan said he had provided Xanax to Tiong in his capacity as a loved one, not as her doctor.

He contended that he gave her only a small quantity of Xanax for short-term use out of care and concern, to help her cope with bouts of anxiety.

His lawyer, Rebecca Chew, argued that the suit effectively arose out of a lover's spat and that Tiong was motivated by a desire to destroy Dr Chan "at all costs".

Chew added that Dr Chan did not commit to a long-term and exclusive relationship with Tiong.

She told the court: "He had informed the plaintiff that he has no proclivity for marriage and does not see himself settling down with her."

The negligence suit is the latest legal battle triggered by Tiong's discovery of the WhatsApp messages between Dr Chan and Dr Ong.

In the messages, Dr Chan said he enjoys having sex with married women.

Tiong was married when she started a sexual relationship with Dr Chan in January 2017.

She later filed for divorce, which was finalised in November 2017.

Her relationship with Dr Chan soured after the couple went on a vacation to eastern Europe in April 2018.

While he was asleep, she unlocked his phone and took screenshots of his conversations with Dr Ong.

In June 2018, she lodged a complaint against Dr Chan with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC).

She accused Dr Chan and Dr Ong of colluding and taking advantage of vulnerable women for sex.

She e-mailed the complaint to other doctors, which prompted Dr Ong to sue Tiong for defamation. He eventually won on appeal to the High Court.

Tiong also tried to sue the chief executive of HC Surgical Specialists, Dr Heah Sieu Min, for acquiring a 19 per cent stake in Dr Ong's firm.

This was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, which said her case was "wholly unmeritorious" and that she was clearly on a "quest for revenge".

On Tuesday, Ong told the court that Dr Chan was told by the SMC in February that he has been handed a five-month suspension, and that the psychiatrist is appealing against the decision.

Justice Tan Siong Thye said the focus of the SMC proceedings is different from that of the suit.

[Jamesc]

Her relationship soured after the couple went on a vacation to eastern Europe in April 2018.

Better don't go holiday in eastern Europe.

[Atonchia]

6 hours ago, mikk123 said:

joke aside lah....Those highly respected doctors who are supposed to save people's live and a noble job, end up all wolf in sheep skin. Which school are they educated? sack all the teachers! 

What sack the teachers?

It's the fault of the sack 🤣

[Kopites]

12 hours ago, Watwheels said:

I better be serious with my Whatsapp text messages. Some day might end up in court for ppl to see.

Or delete whatever texts that might seem offensive.

I am using those "click to chat" app. It is available on playstore. Go read it up.

How does it work? 

On occasions we cant turn down an exchange of phone number politely. So I would use this "click to chat" app instead of WhatsApp.

It resemblance an whatapp but does not need to save the contact in your phonebook like conventional WhatsApp. Just need to key in the recipient phone number and message. The other party will see your messages.  Their messages/ contact number won't be save or reappear in your phone once you closes the app.

Good for those members that like to frequent family karaoke outlet. Can freely exchange number but without saving the recipient contact or messages.

No "hard to explain" WhatsApp profile picture and messages.

Friend taught me. 😁

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 4, 2022 by Kopites

[Windwaver]

No translation , GP too stress?

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20220808-1300954

偷拍女助理冲凉 诊所医生监13周

（早报讯）女助理借用诊所厕所冲凉，窗户太高医生偷窥不成，拿手机偷拍又被发现，落荒而逃后，身影却被附近电眼拍下。

37岁被告星期一（8月8日）早上承认偷拍罪名后，被判坐牢13周。他是东部某家诊所的家庭医生，受害女子是诊所助理。

为了保护受害人，法庭谕令媒体不得报道任何可泄露受害人身份的资料，包括被告的名字。

根据案情，2021年3月23日早上8时左右，女助理骑脚踏车上班，进入诊所后，发现被告已在，因此向他借用看诊室内的厕所，说要冲凉换衣。

女助理进了厕所后，被告立刻出了后门走入后巷，想通过窗户偷窥女助理冲凉，但窗户太高，他于是返回诊所拿手机偷拍。

据女助理透露，被告的绿色手机非常显眼，背后还黏了一张黄纸，被告偷拍没多久就被女助理发现，立刻放声大喊。

被告迅速逃回诊所，立刻将视频及照片删除，佯装没事发生。

女助理后来回到诊所内，同样装作若无其事继续上班，晚上下班后才到警局报案。警方过后逮捕被告，并从手机中还原了两段视频和六张照片。

[Windwaver]

A local man who claimed unknown hospital and three doctors killed his mother due to misconduct and fraud has taken the hospital and doctors to court and demanded 800 million dollars. The plaintiff alleges the doctor's remorse included allowing an untrained intern to bathe his mother in violation of the family's will.

[Windwaver]

TTSH

[Windwaver]

https://www.8world.com/singapore/man-sues-ttsh-and-3-doctors-for-negligence-1889291

本地一名男子声称陈笃生医院和三名医生因误诊和疏忽造成他母亲死亡，把院方和医生控上法庭，并索赔80万元。原告指医生的疏忽包括在违背家人的意愿下，让一名未经培训的实习护士帮他母亲淋浴。

据新传媒英文新闻网TODAY报道，原告74岁的母亲在2018年因心脏骤停在医院离世。

在国家图书馆管理局任职的原告Chia Soo Kiang今天（15日）在高庭首日的审讯中表示，当时在医院接受治疗的母亲Tan Yaw Lan淋浴时，因心脏骤停而昏倒，护士因此离开她去求助。他的母亲大约三个星期后、于2018年5月13日因并发症身亡。

48岁的原告称，如果医生没有疏于对母亲的照顾，她的死亡是可以避免的。他要求医院和被控医生对此作出赔偿，包括母亲遭受的痛苦和折磨、过早死亡、承受的不适感以及之后的死亡。

被控的三名医生分别是内科专家Dr Doraj Raj Appadora，在死者入院时是夜间当值的综合内科部的顾问；当时负责巡房的见习医生Dr Lee Wei Sheng以及负责审查内科新入院病人的顾问 Dr Ranjana Acharya。

原告的代表律师指，被告的疏忽误诊和医疗疏失导致死者发生心脏骤停，致使她“完全可以预防”的“过早死亡”。

死者过去的病史显示，她患有包括糖尿病、高血压、心力衰竭、缺血性性心脏病、慢性肾病和贫血等。她在2018年4月20日因发烧、咳嗽和疲累被送进陈笃生医院。

律师称，Doraj医生当时在没有通知病人或征求她或亲属的同意下，暂停了死者原来的心脏疾病医药，作为其中的治疗方案。见习医生被指之后加进了让死者接受心脏病科检查的方案，并暂停了死者的混合胰岛素药物。不过，律师指Ranjana医生两个小时后，检讨了该方案，并取消了死者到心脏病科检查的部分。

隔天傍晚，死者的女儿探望她时，告诉护士不要为死者淋浴因为她易于昏倒。律师表示，相关指示并没有传达给第二天早上值班的医护人员。之后，一名见习护士在没有其他护士的监督下，带死者去淋浴。死者心脏骤停昏倒后，实习护士离开求助，没有按紧急求助按钮。

死者昏倒后几分钟后，医护人员赶到对她进行心肺复苏术。死者醒过来但遭受新伤，包括永久性瘫痪。

[Watwheels]

23 minutes ago, Windwaver said:

https://www.8world.com/singapore/man-sues-ttsh-and-3-doctors-for-negligence-1889291

本地一名男子声称陈笃生医院和三名医生因误诊和疏忽造成他母亲死亡，把院方和医生控上法庭，并索赔80万元。原告指医生的疏忽包括在违背家人的意愿下，让一名未经培训的实习护士帮他母亲淋浴。

据新传媒英文新闻网TODAY报道，原告74岁的母亲在2018年因心脏骤停在医院离世。

在国家图书馆管理局任职的原告Chia Soo Kiang今天（15日）在高庭首日的审讯中表示，当时在医院接受治疗的母亲Tan Yaw Lan淋浴时，因心脏骤停而昏倒，护士因此离开她去求助。他的母亲大约三个星期后、于2018年5月13日因并发症身亡。

48岁的原告称，如果医生没有疏于对母亲的照顾，她的死亡是可以避免的。他要求医院和被控医生对此作出赔偿，包括母亲遭受的痛苦和折磨、过早死亡、承受的不适感以及之后的死亡。

被控的三名医生分别是内科专家Dr Doraj Raj Appadora，在死者入院时是夜间当值的综合内科部的顾问；当时负责巡房的见习医生Dr Lee Wei Sheng以及负责审查内科新入院病人的顾问 Dr Ranjana Acharya。

原告的代表律师指，被告的疏忽误诊和医疗疏失导致死者发生心脏骤停，致使她“完全可以预防”的“过早死亡”。

死者过去的病史显示，她患有包括糖尿病、高血压、心力衰竭、缺血性性心脏病、慢性肾病和贫血等。她在2018年4月20日因发烧、咳嗽和疲累被送进陈笃生医院。

律师称，Doraj医生当时在没有通知病人或征求她或亲属的同意下，暂停了死者原来的心脏疾病医药，作为其中的治疗方案。见习医生被指之后加进了让死者接受心脏病科检查的方案，并暂停了死者的混合胰岛素药物。不过，律师指Ranjana医生两个小时后，检讨了该方案，并取消了死者到心脏病科检查的部分。

隔天傍晚，死者的女儿探望她时，告诉护士不要为死者淋浴因为她易于昏倒。律师表示，相关指示并没有传达给第二天早上值班的医护人员。之后，一名见习护士在没有其他护士的监督下，带死者去淋浴。死者心脏骤停昏倒后，实习护士离开求助，没有按紧急求助按钮。

死者昏倒后几分钟后，医护人员赶到对她进行心肺复苏术。死者醒过来但遭受新伤，包括永久性瘫痪。

The article mentioned it was on "TODAY". Use the English version.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/man-sues-ttsh-doctors-death-1969391

 

[PSP415]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/son-of-elderly-woman-who-died-at-ttsh-sues-hospital-and-3-doctors-for-negligence

That Google translate article really cmi 😅

[Windwaver]

3 minutes ago, Watwheels said:

The article mentioned it was on "TODAY". Use the English version.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/man-sues-ttsh-doctors-death-1969391

 

Found this

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-tock-seng-hospital-doctors-negligence-woman-cardiac-arrest-death-2881031

Man sues Tan Tock Seng Hospital, doctors over mother's death after cardiac arrest

The son of a 74-year-old woman who died after a cardiac arrest in Tan Tock Seng Hospital has sued the hospital and three of its doctors for S$800,000.

SINGAPORE: The son of a 74-year-old woman who died after a cardiac arrest in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has sued the hospital and three of its doctors for S$800,000.

The High Court trial that started on Monday (Aug 15) will look into whether medical negligence contributed to the death of Mdm Tan Yaw Lan.

Her son, the plaintiff Mr Chia Soo Kiang, 47, is represented by Mr Clarence Lun and Mr Cheston Ow of Fervent Chambers.

His case is that the defendants' negligent misdiagnosis and medical treatment caused Mdm Tan to suffer a serious cardiac arrest on Apr 23, 2018.

Mdm Tan collapsed after being showered by a nursing intern that day, and fell into a coma. Her condition deteriorated and she died of ischaemic heart disease and pneumonia on May 13, 2018.

Aside from TTSH, Dr Dorai Raj D Appadorai - the on-call consultant when Mdm Tan was admitted - and Dr Lee Wei Sheng and Dr Ranjana Acharya - who reviewed Mdm Tan the morning after she was admitted - are also being sued.

The hospital and its doctors are represented by a team of lawyers from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson led by Ms Mar Seow Hwei. Their case is that Mdm Tan was cared for and advised appropriately at all times.

Mr Chia, a public servant, was the first to take the stand on Monday. He gave evidence on his mother's prior medical condition and her subsequent collapse and death.

TREATMENT PLAN WITHHELD HEART MEDICATIONS

Mdm Tan's past medical conditions included diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease and anaemia, according to a history taken in April 2018.

She developed a fever, cough and lethargy and was admitted to TTSH on Apr 20, 2018.

A doctor diagnosed her with sepsis complicated by type two myocardial infarction and clotting impairment, anaemia and acute chronic kidney disease.

She was placed on a treatment plan that withheld her primary heart medications of aspirin, losartan and furosemide.

The lawsuit alleged that Dr Dorai failed to advise and obtain Mdm Tan's informed consent before approving the withdrawal of her primary heart medications, which elevated her risk of suffering a cardiac arrest.

The "least" Dr Dorai could have done was to inform Mdm Tan's family of the intended treatment plan, but this was not done, said the plaintiff.

The plaintiff also accused Dr Dorai of failing to treat her heart condition appropriately by ordering or allowing the withdrawal of aspirin, a blood thinner, from her medications.

According to the defendants, the aspirin was withheld as it could increase Mdm Tan's risk of bleeding when she suffered from anaemia, while losartan and furosemide were withheld as they could worsen the injury to her kidneys.

As part of the treatment, Mdm Tan was also put on antibiotics and a type of subcutaneous soluble insulin that could be administered in response to her blood glucose level, replacing her usual oral insulin Mixtard, according to the defendants' documents.

The morning after her admission, house officer Dr Lee reviewed Mdm Tan during his ward rounds. She appeared alert and comfortable in bed, according to the defendants.

Dr Lee continued the treatment plan that withheld her primary heart medications and oral insulin, according to the defendants' documents. Dr Ranjana, an internal medicine specialist who examined Mdm Tan later that morning, also agreed with this clinical decision.

The plaintiff claimed that Dr Lee failed to appropriately treat Mdm Tan's diabetes by withdrawing her Mixtard insulin, putting her at risk of complications or infection.

"As a result of (Dr Dorai and Dr Lee's) breaches, there was a total failure to prevent the deceased's heart attack despite the various obvious risk factors," said the plaintiff.

NOT REFERRED TO CARDIOLOGIST

On Apr 21, 2018, Dr Ranjana also held off Dr Lee's planned referral of Mdm Tan to the cardiology department as she felt it was "not clinically indicated", said the defendants.

The plaintiff claimed that Dr Ranjana breached her duty of care to Mdm Tan by failing to refer her to the appropriate heart specialists.

Mdm Tan was wrongly diagnosed with type two myocardial infarction, said the plaintiff, and the cancellation of her referral to a cardiologist deprived her of detection and life-saving treatment for her heart condition.

The plaintiff also took issue with the medical team's decision not to refer Mdm Tan to the intensive care unit or high dependency ward.

The defendants argued that she did not meet the indicators for admission, and that such resources should be used judiciously.

SHOWERED PATIENT AGAINST FAMILY'S WISHES

Mdm Tan remained in hospital over the next two days. On Apr 23, 2018, her vital signs were stable and she was "alert, comfortable, cheerful and non-toxic looking", the defendants said.

Sometime that morning, Mdm Tan asked a nursing intern to help her shower. Following this, Mdm Tan became unresponsive to verbal commands and started gasping for air in the toilet. 

She was wheeled and transferred to her bed, where cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was given at 9.34am. She fell into a coma, and died almost three weeks later.

The plaintiff alleged that the defendants were negligent in allowing the nursing intern, a medically untrained person, to handle Mdm Tan in an unsupervised and closed-door environment.

He also argued that TTSH disregarded instructions from his sister Ms Chia Soo Huey, who "expressly informed" the nurses that her mother was not to be showered as she was prone to fainting.

Instead, a dry shower using a wet cloth should be used to wipe Mdm Tan down.

The plaintiff further alleged that there was a "prolonged downtime" of six to nine minutes after Mdm Tan collapsed in the toilet as a result of the nursing intern being allowed to handle her.

"During this delay in the deceased's resuscitation, there was no pulmonary circulation in the deceased," he said. This caused her to suffer low oxygen levels and irreversible brain damage.

The defendants contended that there was no delay in resuscitation efforts, and that it was appropriate to wheel her to her bed instead of commencing CPR in the wet toilet.

The lawsuit claimed damages on the basis that Mdm Tan's death was "entirely preventable".

The plaintiff will lead evidence from six witnesses to make their client's case, while the defendants are expected to call 24 witnesses.

The trial continues before Justice Choo Han Teck on Tuesday.