Rodents gnaw away nose of body in mortuary
CUDDALORE, DECEMBER 12, 2018 00:00 IST
He had committed suicide on Monday
In a bizarre incident, a portion of the nose of a youth’s body stored in the freezer of the mortuary at the Chidambaram General Hospital was partially gnawed away by rodents on Tuesday.
When contacted, the Joint Director of Health Services, Dr. Kala, said that an investigation would be conducted.
N. Vaitheeswaran, 24, from Kaakapillai Street in Chidambaram had committed suicide on Monday. The body was taken to the Chidambaram GH for a post-mortem.
Relatives and friends of the victim were in for a rude shock when they noticed the bitten nose as the body was being taken from the mortuary to the post-mortem room on Tuesday.
The relatives alleged that doctors initially tried to cover up the incident.
Though they initially refused to receive the body claiming that the hospital staff were careless in handling the body, they relented later and received it in the evening.
The Joint Director of Health Services said that the body was stored in the freezer and it is likely that rodents could have entered it through a gap in the facility.
‘One-off’ incident
Dr. Tamilarasan, Chief Medical Officer of Chidambaram GH termed it as a ‘one-off’ incident and said he had contacted the concerned agency responsible for maintenance of freezer boxes to cover the boxes with iron meshes. The official also denied that the hospital was infested with rodents.
The body was stored in the freezer and it is likely that rodents could have entered it through a gap in the facility
Joint Director of Health Services
CUDDALORE, DECEMBER 12, 2018 00:00 IST
He had committed suicide on Monday
In a bizarre incident, a portion of the nose of a youth’s body stored in the freezer of the mortuary at the Chidambaram General Hospital was partially gnawed away by rodents on Tuesday.
When contacted, the Joint Director of Health Services, Dr. Kala, said that an investigation would be conducted.
N. Vaitheeswaran, 24, from Kaakapillai Street in Chidambaram had committed suicide on Monday. The body was taken to the Chidambaram GH for a post-mortem.
Relatives and friends of the victim were in for a rude shock when they noticed the bitten nose as the body was being taken from the mortuary to the post-mortem room on Tuesday.
The relatives alleged that doctors initially tried to cover up the incident.
Though they initially refused to receive the body claiming that the hospital staff were careless in handling the body, they relented later and received it in the evening.
The Joint Director of Health Services said that the body was stored in the freezer and it is likely that rodents could have entered it through a gap in the facility.
‘One-off’ incident
Dr. Tamilarasan, Chief Medical Officer of Chidambaram GH termed it as a ‘one-off’ incident and said he had contacted the concerned agency responsible for maintenance of freezer boxes to cover the boxes with iron meshes. The official also denied that the hospital was infested with rodents.
The body was stored in the freezer and it is likely that rodents could have entered it through a gap in the facility
Joint Director of Health Services
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