In medical emergencies, delay can never be condoned leniently like we do in courts: Madras High Court orders Rs 5 lakh compensation

The Court has also reiterated that all Primary Health Centres are expected to possess an ambulance to meet medical emergencies.
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All Primary Health Centres are expected to have ambulances, reiterated the Madras High Court recently, while awarding Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the death of a woman who suffered postpartum haemorrhage and was belatedly shifted to a hospital for a blood transfusion (T Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu and ors).

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