Kru Sai seeks justice for husband's death due to medical error

Matichon•General•1d ago

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An influencer in Ratchaburi is seeking legal justice after her 30-year-old husband died from myocardial infarction following an alleged misdiagnosis by a doctor.

•Benyaphorn Panphet (Kru Sai) claims a doctor failed to perform necessary tests despite her husband's chest pain and sweating symptoms.
•The husband died from myocardial infarction, with an autopsy revealing two blocked coronary arteries.
•The Department of Health Service Support (HSS) is preparing criminal charges for negligence causing death against the treating physician.
•The treating physician, reported to be a 72-year-old part-time doctor, has been suspended from duties at the hospital.

Overview

•Benyaphorn Panphet, a teacher and influencer in Ratchaburi, lost her 30-year-old husband after he sought treatment for chest pain, sweating, and arm fatigue.
•The treating physician allegedly diagnosed the patient by sight only, refusing blood tests or heart sound checks, and claimed the patient was too young to have heart disease.
•The hospital has issued a second statement confirming the involved physician has been ordered to stop performing duties at the hospital.
•On July 20, Benyaphorn Panphet updated the public on the progress of the case and the hospital's apology.
•The Department of Health Service Support has sent officials to Ratchaburi to inspect the medical facility's standards and the physician's treatment process.
•The Department of Health Service Support will forward the facts to the Medical Council to consider professional and ethical penalties, including license suspension or revocation.
•Relatives of the deceased have filed a police report charging the physician with negligence causing death under Section 291 of the Criminal Code.
•Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weerasak Charaschaisri stated the autopsy showed two blocked coronary arteries leading to heart muscle death and arrhythmia.

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Key Quotes

Benyaphorn Panphet

"The diagnosis was indeed wrong."

วินิจฉัยผิดพลาดจริง

Key Entities

Person

Benyaphorn Panphet(เบญญาภรณ์ พานเพชร)

A teacher and influencer from Ratchaburi known as Kru Sai and the widow of the deceased patient.

Thanakrit Jitt-aree-rat(ธนกฤต จิตรอารีย์รัตน์)

Director of the Complaint Center of the Kla Dharma Party.

Weerasak Charaschaisri(วีระศักดิ์ จรัสชัยศรี)

A forensic medicine expert from Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) who performed the autopsy.

Organization

Department of Health Service Support(กรมสนับสนุนบริการสุขภาพ)

The government agency investigating the medical facility and preparing criminal charges against the treating physician.

Medical Council(แพทยสภา)

The body responsible for considering ethical and professional penalties for the physician.

Kla Dharma Party(พรรคกล้าธรรม)

The political party whose complaint center director is providing comments on the case.

Department of Corrections(กรมราชทัณฑ์)ℹ️

The agency mentionedS referenced by Thanakrit Jitt-aree-rat regarding the consequences of professional negligence.

Place

Ratchaburi Province(จังหวัดราชบุรี)ℹ️

The location where the medical incident occurred and where Benyaphorn Panphet resides.

Law

Section 291 of the Criminal Code(T. 291)

The law regarding negligence causing the death of another person.

Sanatorium Act(พ.ร.บ.สถานพยาบาล)

The legislation under which the Department of Health Service Support is inspecting the facility.