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- Resident doctors at NIMS Hyderabad held a protest on Thursday after a junior resident was verbally abused and threatened by a patient's attendants.
- The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon when Dr K. Srikanth, a junior resident in Emergency Medicine, asked a patient's relatives to wait a few minutes for a catheterisation procedure while he attended to other emergency cases.
- The relatives used abusive language, questioned the doctors' salaries, and allegedly threatened the doctor with physical violence, according to the Resident Doctors Association.
- Security personnel and the duty resident medical officer intervened, after which the relatives left the hospital, and the doctor filed a written complaint with the RMO.
- The protest highlights the demand for stronger security for resident doctors working in emergency and triage areas.
What to watch next
- Whether hospital authorities take action against the attendants or tighten security in emergency areas.
- Any response from NIMS management to the RDA's security demands.
Why it matters2
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- NIMS Hyderabad patients service disruption· immediate
- Medical staff workplace hostility· immediate
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