example of medical negligence

W.K Achala Priyadarshani's left hand was 

amputated on the 22nd January 2013 at the General Hospital, Colombo. 

She is currently a Final Year student at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.

 She was left-handed and it was this hand that was amputated.

Achala was admitted to the Matara Hospital on 17th January 2013 for a fracture. 

Due to the negligence of the medical staff of the

 Matara hospital when bandaging her arm for the FRACTURE, 

the blood circulation to her arm ceased and fatally damaged

 the nerves in her left arm. Consequently she was transferred

 to the General Hospital, Colombo where her left arm was amputated.
This is one example of medical negligence that occurs frequently in state-paid hospitals.