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mrs_pell
06-21-2007, 03:09 PM
F-ing ridiculous.
NEW DELHI — A 15-year-old whose physician father allowed him to perform a Caesarean section on a pregnant mom in an attempt to break a world record wasn't even eligible, the Guinness Book of World Records said, because it would encourage "bad medicine."
Dr. K. Murugesan could be stripped of his licenses and may face criminal charges after showing an Indian Medical Association chapter in the southern state of Tamil Nadu last month a recording of his son, Dhileepan Raj, performing a Caesarean section said Dr. Venkatesh Prasad, secretary of the association. The video showed Murugesan anesthetizing the patient.
Murugesan told the medical association that he wanted to see his son's name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
However, Amarilis Espinoza, a spokeswoman for the record book, said in an e-mail response to a question from The Associated Press that the organization doesn't monitor or endorse such feats because it would encourage the practice of "bad medicine."
The mother and baby were reported to have come through the surgery successfully.
Murugesan owns and runs a maternity hospital in the city of Manaparai, Prasad said in a telephone interview from Manaparai. The family could not be immediately reached for comment.
Murugesan, who could possibly be prevented from practicing and face criminal charges for allowing his son to perform the operation, expressed no regret and accused the Manaparai medical association of being "jealous" of his son's achievements, Prasad added.
"He said this was not the first surgery performed by his son and that he had been training him for the last three years," said Prasad.
Oops...forgot to add the link. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,285353,00.html)
ignutzz
06-21-2007, 03:19 PM
I think I'm going to be sick.
December27JJB
06-21-2007, 03:35 PM
Holy sh*t I hope Dr Murugesan loses his licenses.
mrs_pell
06-21-2007, 04:00 PM
Holy sh*t I hope Dr Murugesan loses his licenses.
And get locked up! I believe I read in another article that the boys mother is also a physician and was present when the surgery took place. They both need to lose their license and be thrown in jail.
From here (http://www.kwtx.com/nationalnews/headlines/8113362.html)
The 15-year-old son of two doctors performed a filmed Caesarean section under his parents' supervision in Manaparai in southern India in a bid to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest surgeon.
As a result the boy's father could be stripped of his licenses and may face criminal charges, officials said on Thursday.
I don't get why the mother wouldn't be stripped of her license either if it was under her supervision as well. :confused:
And there's more! From here. (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/doctor-lets-son-15-do-csection/2007/06/21/1182019286602.html)
The video also allegedly showed the doctor giving the pregnant mother a spinal anesthetic, even though he was not qualified to do so.
Sophia
06-21-2007, 04:30 PM
WTF? That's crazy! :eek:
Angelfish
06-21-2007, 04:41 PM
I wonder if the woman undergoing the c-section knew what was going on (i.e., if she consented to have a teenager perform it so that he could get into the Guiness Book).
carrie9142
06-21-2007, 05:04 PM
Note to self: Cancel ob appt with Dr. Murugesan.
rubyslippers
06-21-2007, 05:41 PM
You have got to be kidding! YIKES!
HeatherFL
06-21-2007, 06:30 PM
How absolutely irresponsible.
Sarah
06-21-2007, 10:50 PM
Insane.
TX Sweetheart
06-22-2007, 06:04 AM
I wonder if the woman undergoing the c-section knew what was going on (i.e., if she consented to have a teenager perform it so that he could get into the Guiness Book).
That's what I was wondering as well...
IrishEyes
06-22-2007, 06:13 AM
Yikes!
I'm glad the Guinness Book of World Records won't recognize a 'feat' like this.
camberne
06-22-2007, 06:41 AM
I think it would be a completely different situation if this kid was a "Doogie Howser" type of kid who was in medical school getting his training instead of getting "training" from his dad over the last three years. I completely agree that the mother is just as responsible as the father is for this malpractice (which I think this is definately malpractice even if the patient consented... that boy is not licesnsed) and should be punished just as harshly as the father for not stepping in to stop this!
Unbelievable what people will do for fame...
greenbunny
06-22-2007, 06:56 AM
When I saw the title, I was expecting a story about some brave kid stepping in when a woman had complications on an airplane or something, not this! :eek:
LyLMyssChaos
06-22-2007, 07:41 AM
oh. my. goodness. This is incredibly insane!!
Did the woman agree to this? I can't imagine saying "sure, go ahead, you've had no official training, cut me open and remove my baby!" :eek:
miaclear
06-22-2007, 04:39 PM
When I saw the title, I was expecting a story about some brave kid stepping in when a woman had complications on an airplane or something, not this! :eek:
I had a similar though... Figured it was an older son performing a heroic feet in an emergency before his mom could get to the hospital or something like that.
Sick! I really would like to know what the mother has to say, if she knew or not.
awhile ago i saw a documentary type show about a boy who was performing surgeries in india. i can't recollect if he actually went to medical school or was self study. i don't believe he had his license either and was performing surgeries on people who could not otherwise afford certain surgeries. given the slant of the documentary, it almost portrayed this kid as a hero/genius. since they are both in india, i wonder if the father heard word of the other kid and wanted his child to "compete" with the other kid.
i don't know if the mother should be held equally liable. the culture is very different in india, and she may not have had a lot of power to change how the father was training his son. this can even be true for families where the mother has a good career too.
sparkle&shine
06-25-2007, 11:46 AM
Physician parents of teenage surgeon arrested in India (http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0625underage-surgeon0625-ON.html)
Associated Press
Jun. 25, 2007 10:32 AM
NEW DELHI - Indian police arrested the physician parents of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly carried out a Caesarean section under their supervision in an attempt to set a world record, an official said Monday.
"Both (parents) have been arrested," Ashish Vachani, an official from the Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu, told the Associated Press.
The family could not be reached for comment Monday. Unconfirmed media reports have said Raj's parents denied the surgery took place.
dreamgirly
06-25-2007, 03:40 PM
awhile ago i saw a documentary type show about a boy who was performing surgeries in india. i can't recollect if he actually went to medical school or was self study. i don't believe he had his license either and was performing surgeries on people who could not otherwise afford certain surgeries. given the slant of the documentary, it almost portrayed this kid as a hero/genius. since they are both in india, i wonder if the father heard word of the other kid and wanted his child to "compete" with the other kid.
I saw this - it was "The World's Smartest Boy" his name was Akrit and he performed surgeries as young as 7 or 8 I think. He is crazy smart but lacks a lot of social skills, he is so obsessed with learning about/curing cancer. Here is a link to info about him: http://www.rdfrights.com/Programme.aspx?id=2540
I don't think it's the same kid, as Akrit didn't have much contact/interaction with his father if I recall correctly.
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