The relatives of a 28-year-old man, who was involved an accident at the Blairmont Estate, which resulted in his teeth being dislocated and his jaw being fractured, are decrying the medical assistance provided to him at the New Amsterdam Hospital and the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and are calling on the authorities to investigate.
What should have been a normal working day for Farouk Juman of Cotton Tree, Berbice, last Saturday, turned out horrible when he was hit by a collapsing piece of wood and he later spent hours in pain without receiving assistance. Being told he would be given two Panadols, waiting for hours for an ambulance that never arrived and later almost being retransferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital from the GPH were just some of the man’s experiences as he attempted to seek medical attention.
Up to yesterday, even though he was a patient of the GPH the man continued to cry out in pain and said he was not seen by a doctor but his relatives were later told that he would be taken to the Cheddi Jagan Dental School today for assistance.
Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday the man’s father-in-law Shaiboodeen Khan also criticized the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) since according to him no senior personnel from the sugar corporation even attempted to check on the man’s condition. He has been working with the corporation for the past eight years as a cane harvester.
Recalling the incident that occurred last Saturday morning, Khan said he and his son-in-law, a father of two, were among a group of four who
