Ignored by docs, bitten by ants, man dies in hosp
Rashmi.Drolia @timesgroup.com
Raipur:10.07.2018
A middle-aged man died at Koriya district hospital, 350km north of Raipur, on Monday evening after allegedly being denied medical care even as ants fed on his wounds and bed sores for two days.
He is yet to be identified. Doctors denied allegations of negligence, but admitted that ants had “climbed into his bed sores” because the hospital sweeper was not available.
The victim was found lying unconscious, bleeding from a head wound, outside Manendragarh primary health centre 10 days ago. No one bothered to take him inside for a couple of days until local MLA Shyambihari Jaiswal got wind of it and a week ago pulled up the health staff. The victim was taken into the health centre, and referred to Baikunthpur at the district hospital. A government ambulance dropped him off at the hospital.
There was more horror in store for him. With no family or friend to look after him or chase doctors, no one took note of him as he lay unconscious in a hospital bed. Local reporters got a tipoff and went to check on Sunday. They were horrified to find ants swarming all over on the man. According to local mediapersons, some health employees told them that there was “no special provision for abandoned patients”.
Rashmi.Drolia @timesgroup.com
Raipur:10.07.2018
A middle-aged man died at Koriya district hospital, 350km north of Raipur, on Monday evening after allegedly being denied medical care even as ants fed on his wounds and bed sores for two days.
He is yet to be identified. Doctors denied allegations of negligence, but admitted that ants had “climbed into his bed sores” because the hospital sweeper was not available.
The victim was found lying unconscious, bleeding from a head wound, outside Manendragarh primary health centre 10 days ago. No one bothered to take him inside for a couple of days until local MLA Shyambihari Jaiswal got wind of it and a week ago pulled up the health staff. The victim was taken into the health centre, and referred to Baikunthpur at the district hospital. A government ambulance dropped him off at the hospital.
There was more horror in store for him. With no family or friend to look after him or chase doctors, no one took note of him as he lay unconscious in a hospital bed. Local reporters got a tipoff and went to check on Sunday. They were horrified to find ants swarming all over on the man. According to local mediapersons, some health employees told them that there was “no special provision for abandoned patients”.
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