boeing747 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/21-die-in-Hyderabad-govt-hospital-staff-blame-power-cut/articleshow/53359874.cms HYDERABAD: The state-run Gandhi Hospital, a premier 1,200-bed medical facility in the city, is under a cloud after 21 patients died on Friday and the medical staff blamed power outages for the deaths. Some doctors said electricity first tripped around 3pm and then continued to do so at regular intervals. Although there were four generators on standby, the hospital claimed they had developed snags and could not be used after power lines were later cut off, to find the cause of the tripping. The deaths occurred in specialty wards, including the surgical intensive care unit, neo-natal intensive care unit, respiratory intensive care unit, acute medical care unit and the emergency ward, all of which were affected by Friday's power failure. Telangana health minister Dr C Laxma Reddy said it would be wrong to directly blame the deaths in a top state-run tertiary hospital on the power outages as they get "maximum number of last-stage cases". "In my 14 years of working at this hospital, on an average, 10 patients die every day," said Dr R Raghu, general secretary (Gandhi Hospital unit), Telangana Government Doctors' Association. Professor C V Chalam, the superintendent in charge of Gandhi Hospital, told TOI that each of the 21 deaths would have to be probed to determine if any of them was directly or indirectly linked to the blackout. "We will take up this exercise on Monday," he said. Asked what went wrong with the power supply, Professor Chalam, who was at the hospital till 12.30 am supervising the seven engineers struggling to restore power supply, said power was cut off to repair the lines after the intermittent cuts. Last month, there had been a similar blackout. The hospital relied on its four generators, using two at a time till the power supply was restored, he added. "There is a three-phase power supply to the hospital, but with the lines tripping on and off, our staff found it difficult to manage uninterrupted supply," he said. A source at the hospital told TOI that some of the deaths on Friday were of patients who were on life support system, such as ventilators and incubators in the neo-natal ward. Other emergency equipment that needed high voltage power to function was also affected. "I used my mobile phone torch to carry out an emergency surgery on a 28-year old man with an infected intestine," said a senior doctor, who was on duty in one of the affected departments. Though ambu-bags providing hand-pressed oxygen were used on all patients who were on ventilators, the source said it was possible that some of the attendants may have administered the gas incorrectly. This job is usually handled by hospital staff, but the task was left to the attendants on Friday. The Gandhi Hospital mostly serves patients from the 10 districts of Telangana, but also attracts people from neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka. The affected families could not be reached for their response. Southern Power Distribution Company Limited's Secunderabad divisional engineer Rajaram Reddy confirmed Friday's power failure in the hospital. He said the supply had been hit between 9pm and 10.45pm due to some problems at the local sub-station."We restored the supply at 10.45pm. We are aware that the hospital had some trouble with its own generating equipment." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tables Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 mari intha unplanned aa, govt hospitals lo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mastercheif Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 23 minutes ago, tables said: mari intha unplanned aa, govt hospitals lo. why are you surprised man ? I am surprised that you are surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoKing Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 24/7 power supply anaru ga adhi kooda fake aa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeing747 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, DiscoKing said: 24/7 power supply anaru ga adhi kooda fake aa no.1 state kada baa, fake lo kuda no.1 mari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jambhalheart Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 24/7 power supply annaru adhi fake ! richest state maaku capital vundhi ani chankalu guddhukuntaaru adhi kooda fakey ! "In my 14 years of working at this hospital, on an average, 10 patients die every day," said Dr R Raghu, general secretary (Gandhi Hospital unit), Telangana Government Doctors' Association. clearly third world antey edhey ! panimalina projects medha invest chesi jebulu nimpukovadam kantey health care medha invest chesi standards penchaali... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DiscoKing Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Jambhalheart said: 24/7 power supply annaru adhi fake ! richest state maaku capital vundhi ani chankalu guddhukuntaaru adhi kooda fakey ! "In my 14 years of working at this hospital, on an average, 10 patients die every day," said Dr R Raghu, general secretary (Gandhi Hospital unit), Telangana Government Doctors' Association. clearly third world antey edhey ! panimalina projects medha invest chesi jebulu nimpukovadam kantey health care medha invest chesi standards penchaali... TG drohi Raghu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeofheaven Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 9 hours ago, boeing747 said: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/21-die-in-Hyderabad-govt-hospital-staff-blame-power-cut/articleshow/53359874.cms HYDERABAD: The state-run Gandhi Hospital, a premier 1,200-bed medical facility in the city, is under a cloud after 21 patients died on Friday and the medical staff blamed power outages for the deaths. Some doctors said electricity first tripped around 3pm and then continued to do so at regular intervals. Although there were four generators on standby, the hospital claimed they had developed snags and could not be used after power lines were later cut off, to find the cause of the tripping. The deaths occurred in specialty wards, including the surgical intensive care unit, neo-natal intensive care unit, respiratory intensive care unit, acute medical care unit and the emergency ward, all of which were affected by Friday's power failure. Telangana health minister Dr C Laxma Reddy said it would be wrong to directly blame the deaths in a top state-run tertiary hospital on the power outages as they get "maximum number of last-stage cases". "In my 14 years of working at this hospital, on an average, 10 patients die every day," said Dr R Raghu, general secretary (Gandhi Hospital unit), Telangana Government Doctors' Association. Professor C V Chalam, the superintendent in charge of Gandhi Hospital, told TOI that each of the 21 deaths would have to be probed to determine if any of them was directly or indirectly linked to the blackout. "We will take up this exercise on Monday," he said. Asked what went wrong with the power supply, Professor Chalam, who was at the hospital till 12.30 am supervising the seven engineers struggling to restore power supply, said power was cut off to repair the lines after the intermittent cuts. Last month, there had been a similar blackout. The hospital relied on its four generators, using two at a time till the power supply was restored, he added. "There is a three-phase power supply to the hospital, but with the lines tripping on and off, our staff found it difficult to manage uninterrupted supply," he said. A source at the hospital told TOI that some of the deaths on Friday were of patients who were on life support system, such as ventilators and incubators in the neo-natal ward. Other emergency equipment that needed high voltage power to function was also affected. "I used my mobile phone torch to carry out an emergency surgery on a 28-year old man with an infected intestine," said a senior doctor, who was on duty in one of the affected departments. Though ambu-bags providing hand-pressed oxygen were used on all patients who were on ventilators, the source said it was possible that some of the attendants may have administered the gas incorrectly. This job is usually handled by hospital staff, but the task was left to the attendants on Friday. The Gandhi Hospital mostly serves patients from the 10 districts of Telangana, but also attracts people from neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka. The affected families could not be reached for their response. Southern Power Distribution Company Limited's Secunderabad divisional engineer Rajaram Reddy confirmed Friday's power failure in the hospital. He said the supply had been hit between 9pm and 10.45pm due to some problems at the local sub-station."We restored the supply at 10.45pm. We are aware that the hospital had some trouble with its own generating equipment." Gandhi lo atleast generators unnai , chala prabhutva hospitals lo generator undadu unna diesel undadu diesel unna daani maintenance undadu.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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