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Elderly Man Given Wrong Blood In Mix-Up At Rajasthan’s AIIMS Jodhpur

The negligent act did not pose any serious medical issue, as both patients were found to have similar blood groups.

Jodhpur: In a grave act of medical negligence, a patient admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur in Rajasthan was on Friday administered a blood transfusion intended for another patient with the same first name.

The negligent act of the staff did not pose any serious medical issue, as both patients were found to have similar blood groups. According to the family members, Mangilal Vishnoi, admitted to the institute on October 6 after being stung by bees, was administered blood on Friday. When the patient began to feel uneasy during the transfusi

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