In southern Taiwan, a delayed snakebite diagnosis has led to a gruesome injury and the patient's family is alleging clinical negligence.
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00:00A patient's family is up in arms after a delayed snake bite diagnosis led to a gruesome
00:07injury.
00:08This was a cut from a grass.
00:09The doctor said it didn't look like a cut from a grass.
00:10The doctor didn't respond to his question and gave him a blow.
00:23Upon returning home, the patient's leg became so painful and swollen that he could not walk.
00:29According to a different hospital, doctors identified a long scratch and two small holes
00:33in his leg, confirming a venomous snake bite.
00:37The family is accusing the original doctor of negligence.
00:41But after investigating, health ministry officials say there was no negligence, but the original
00:46hospital's communication and record-keeping needs improvement.
00:51Doctors expect the patient to recover.