Bihar hospital uses cardboard instead of plasters on injured patients
A shocking case of alleged medical negligence has emerged from Bihar’s Jehanabad Sadar Hospital, where two youths with severe leg fractures were referred to Patna’s Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) without being given plaster casts. Instead, their injured legs were seen strapped with pieces of cardboard.
The incident came to light after images and videos of the two patients went viral on social media, prompting the district administration to take action.
The incident took place on Thursday near the Hulasganj police station area, where four youths were critically injured after two motorcycles collided. Two of the injured suffered serious fractures to their legs.
Locals rushed the injured youths to the Hulasganj Community Health Centre. There, pieces of cardboard were wrapped around the fractured legs as an initial measure to stabilise them before the patients were referred to Jehanabad Sadar Hospital.
However, even at the district hospital, the two youths were not given plaster casts. They were instead referred to Patna’s PMCH in the same condition, with images showing the cardboard supports around their injured legs later circulating widely online.
The Health Department Secretary also took cognisance of the matter, following which Jehanabad District Magistrate summoned the Civil Surgeon, Sadar Hospital Superintendent and District Programme Manager (DPM).
Show-cause notices were subsequently issued to the doctors concerned over the alleged negligence. They have also been asked to submit their responses within 24 hours.
With the administration now seeking explanations from the doctors involved, the show-cause notices are expected to determine how the patients were treated at both health facilities and whether established medical procedures were followed.- EndsPublished By: Yashna TalwarPublished On: Sep 12, 2026 17:45 IST
