Current Events > patient dies after family unplugs ventilator to plug in cooler at kota hospital

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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kota-hospital-ventilator-covid-19-6466969/

A 40-year-old man died at a government hospital here after his family members allegedly unplugged the ventilator he was on to plug in an air cooler.

He was suspected to be suffering from Covid-19 and admitted at ICU in the Maharao Bhim Singh (MBS) Hospital on June 13. His test report, however, came negative later. Hospital authorities said a three-member committee will probe the incident.

The man was shifted to an isolation ward on June 15 as a safety measure after another patient in the ICU tested positive for the disease.

Since it was very hot in the isolation ward, his family members bought an air cooler the same day. On finding no socket for the cooler, they allegedly unplugged the ventilator but almost half-an-hour later, the ventilator ran out of power.

The immediately informed doctors and medical staff, who administered CPR upon the patient, but he died.

Hospital superintendent Dr Naveen Saxena said the committee comprising the deputy superintendent, nursing superintendent and chief medical officer on duty will probe the incident and submit the report on Saturday.

The committee has recorded statements of medical staff in the isolation ward but the family members of the deceased patient are not responding to the panel, he alleged.

The doctor said action would be taken against whoever is found responsible in the probe report.

Sameer Tandon refused to comment on findings by the committee citing that a probe was underway.

The isolation ward is furnished with a medical station with 4-5 medical staff and a resident doctor on duty.

The family members allegedly did not seek permission to plug in the cooler and when the patient died, they misbehaved with the medical staff and the resident doctor on duty, the hospital authorities said.

why is it even possible for random visitors to unplug a motherfucking ventilator when it's being used

Nacen posted...

why is it even possible for random visitors to unplug a motherfucking ventilator when it's being used

a lot of them are mobile, because its easier to move them to the patients then it is to move the patients to them, so they need plugs. they also generally have some form of UPS, which would generally make a fuck ton of noise when the device is on and unplugged...

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Imagine you are such an asshole you go unplugging hospital equipment to plug in yout own.

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If you think this is shocking..did you know in most countries the patients families have to keep the hospital room clean and they won't do emergency surgery until you pay up front?

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Did they not know the plug is for literally keeping the patient alive or the cold drinks are worth more than the patient?

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so wait, did they know they were unplugging his life support or did they think it was some other thing?

apolloooo posted...

Did they not know the plug is for literally keeping the patient alive or the cold drinks are worth more than the patient?

It was a hot as balls ward and it was a fan.


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