Devanand Nauth, the carpenter who had his leg amputated as a result of poor medical care after a road accident has to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test, for which his family is seeking the help of the Health Ministry to meet the costs.
After doctors at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) initially told him his injuries were not serious, Nauth, 47, was eventually referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where it was discovered that he had developed gangrene in his left leg, resulting in it being amputated.
Nauth has been moved from the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the GPH to the Male Surgical Ward, his sister, Sita Ramsahoye said yesterday.
The MRI test will seek to provide doctors with answers as to the causes of the numbness Nauth is experiencing. Ramsahoye said they are hoping the ministry responds to their need, since they are unable to finance the cost of the test, which his mother, Shirley Persaud, said is $60,000.
Nauth, of 71 New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara was riding his bicycle on August 4 along the public road when he was struck down by a speeding car. He was later treated at the WDRH, where he was told by the doctors that his injuries were “nothing serious” on three occasions.
The WDRH and the Medical Council are now investigating the case.
