Just shoot arrows of words to the OC/ CO, "If anything happens to me in camp, are you going to put it in black and white on paper (sign, chop + guarantee) to be solely responsible to my family of my life in your hands?"
As the OC/ CO is a non-medical trained/ licensed medical professional, he has absolutely no prerogative/ authority to override the assessment/ diagnosis of the qualified and licensed medical doctor.
Should anything happen, a board of inquiry will be convened whereby the overall in-charge and whoever involved will be probed/ investigated for explanations to the SAF higher command echelons and its relevant sub-units, for example, HQ Medical Corps.
Compensations for Service Injuries
Service injuries are injuries sustained while serving NS.
This
also includes injuries sustained when reporting for duty or going
home after duty.
You will get free medical treatment for such injuries even after
ORD for lifetime.
Remember to first report your injury to your unit MO. Also remember
to collect and keep all documents relating to your injury and your
treatment. These will help when you submit the injury report and
seek claims.
Source: http://iprep.ns.sg
(A) Service Injuries
If you
sustained an injury during your NS training, it may be considered
as attributable to service only when service is the cause of
injury. If you sustained an injury during ICT, you are required to
report immediately to your unit’s Medical Officer and unit S1. This
is so that your unit can arrange to attend to your injury, and
document your injury sustained in your medical docket.
Before MINDEF determines that an injury is attributable to service,
you are responsible for bearing all medical expenses. Treatment for
your injury must be sought at government or restructured hospitals
at your eligible ward and referred to by a government or SAF
Medical Officer.
In the case of permanent disablement due to service injury, a
medical board will be convened. Eligibility for disability
compensation will be based on the degree of residual permanent
disability as endorsed by the SAF Medical Board.
If your service injury requires continuous medical or
hospitalisation leave beyond your ICT period, you are eligible for
a stepped-down compensation as a form of ex-gratia payment.
Compensation will be based on your civilian pay or an equivalent
regular serviceman’s pay (whichever is higher) if you do not
receive any income from your employers. This ex-gratia payment is
compensation for your loss of income during this period. Payment
will cease when you are no longer on medical/hospitalisation leave
or when disability compensation is paid, whichever is
earlier.
How does an injured
serviceman make a claim for the medical costs incurred for service
injury?
The PMC (Personnel Management Centre) will issue all serviceman
with the SI (Service Injury) Card if their injuries have been
approved as attributable to service by the Pensions / Awards
Officer. The serviceman must produce this card to be eligible for
fully-subsidised medical treatment at the government / restructured
hospitals.
If the SI Card is not produced when seeking treatment, the
serviceman will have to pay for all the medical cost first and seek
reimbursement via the respective PMCs with the following
documents:
a. the original medical bills and payment receipts
b. a memorandum from the attending doctor to prove that the
treatment received was for his service injury.
The serviceman is required to notify his PMC immediately when he
loses his SI Card. There will be an administrative charge of $15
for each replacement of lost or defaced SI Card. He will need to
make the payment via MINDEF Cashier / Internet and submit the
receipt to the unit PMC before he will be issued a new SI
Card.
While waiting for the SI Card to be issued or replaced, the
serviceman may approach the respective PMCs for the issuance of the
SI Memo (a temporary identification document) for the
fully-subsidised medical treatment.
Just shoot arrows of words to the OC/ CO, "If anything happens to me in camp, are you going to put it in black and white on paper (sign, chop + guarantee) to be solely responsible to my family of my life in your hands?"
Anything by MO cant be overwritten i guess...
No MO's MC cannot be overwritten.
Extract from www.mindef.gov.sg/nsmen
It is crucial that you update your NS
HRCs if you develop a new medical condition or if an existing
medical condition has worsened, which may affect your ICT
performance. This is so that arrangements will be made for you to
attend a medical review at the SAF medical centre to assess your
fitness condition for NS.
You MUST bring along all your investigation results and memorandums from
your external physician or specialist during your medical review.
You may be given a medical certificate for ICT deferment, be
scheduled for a medical board to downgrade you if your medical
condition is significant, or be referred to a restructured hospital
for further examination depending on the outcome of your medical
review.
If your medical condition is deemed suited for ICT participation by
the medical officer, you will then be allowed to attend
ICT.
Please
submit a strongly-worded hospital specialist memo to the camp doctor to assess
and process.
As usual, please refer to this guideline:
http://sgforums.com/forums/1390/topics/392446
Before NS Enlistment, CMPB.
After NS Enlistment, NS Camp Medical Centre.
After ORD, NS Unit Medical Centre.
Before NS Enlistment, CMPB.
After NS Enlistment, NS Camp Medical Centre.
After ORD, NS Unit Medical Centre.
Please
submit a strongly-worded hospital specialist memo to the camp doctor to assess and
process.
As usual, please refer to this
guideline:
http://sgforums.com/forums/1390/topics/392446
As usual, please refer to this
guideline:
http://sgforums.com/forums/1390/topics/392446
As usual, please refer to this
guideline:
http://sgforums.com/forums/1390/topics/392446
COs might have the discretion for the acceptance of MCs (officially issued by licensed medical practitioners registered and recognised by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)), but the main issue is if and should anything happens to the serviceman, the CO will be mainly held liable for the majority responsibility for the consequences of his discretionary actions/ decisions, i.e. external investigation due by the independent board of inquiry, internal inquiry, HQ MINDEF/ SAF, his career/ retirement pension is at stake...etc.
Suit accuses SAF of failing to provide safe and conducive training environment
The family of a national serviceman who died in 2012 after an allergic reaction to smoke grenades is suing the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for allegedly failing to provide a safe training environment.
Private Dominique Sarron Lee's platoon commander and the exercise's chief safety officer are also being sued for negligence.
The suit has been filed in the High Court, where claims exceed $250,000. The damages being sought include $34,300 for Pte Lee's tombstone.
The 21-year-old suffered breathing difficulties and passed out during the exercise in Lim Chu Kang in April 2012, which involved the use of six smoke grenades.
The former track athlete from the Singapore Sports School was evacuated to Sungei Gedong Medical Centre before being warded at National University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 2pm the same day.
A coroner's inquiry in August 2013 found that he had died from an acute allergic reaction to zinc chloride, a key compound used in smoke grenades.
The coroner also agreed with the findings of an independent Committee of Inquiry in 2012 which said that the number of smoke grenades used in the exercise exceeded the limit of two specified in safety regulations.
State Coroner Imran Abdul Hamid also pointed out that Pte Lee had "underplayed and underdeclared" his asthma history during a pre-enlistment medical check-up, in which he failed to mention his latest attack.
The plaintiff in the suit, filed by lawyer Irving Choh, has been listed as the estate of Pte Lee.
His parents are divorced.
According to the court papers, Captain Najib Hanuk Muhamad Jalal, then the platoon commander in the 3rd Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment to which Pte Lee was attached, and chief safety officer Captain Chia Thye Siong allegedly contributed to the death of Pte Lee.
It is claimed that the officers were duty-bound to ensure that only the maximum number of smoke grenades allowed under safety regulations were detonated.
It is also alleged that Capt Najib failed to bear in mind Pte Lee's asthmatic condition, which made him more predisposed to suffering an adverse reaction from the smoke.
Pte Lee, who was diagnosed with asthma prior to enlisting in November 2011, had to wear a blue band around his wrist to indicate his condition.
Capt Najib's lawyer R.S. Bajwa has filed a notice of appearance in court to address the case.
Lawyer Laurence Goh Eng Yau is defending Capt Chia.
The Attorney-General is named as a party in the suit, to defend the SAF.
According to the suit, the SAF had a duty to provide a safe and conducive environment for Pte Lee to train in.
This includes providing adequate protective gear for national servicemen during exercises that involve the detonation of smoke grenades.
Among other things, it is claimed that the SAF failed to provide a sufficient system of checks to ensure compliance with regulations, such as the number of grenades which can be used.
In the wake of the incident, SAF tightened its safety checks, including having more safety officers on the ground, and set up an Army Safety Review Board to examine the army's overall safety structure, processes and culture.
An Attorney-General's Chambers spokesman told The Sunday Times that it has "filed an appearance in the action and is presently assessing the matter". A pre-trial conference is due next month.