Energy outage halts surgical procedure in Punjab hospital, AAP points clarification

A video, which reveals the halted surgical procedure course of, is now in broad circulation on social media. A health care provider within the video expresses his frustration and says, “this isn’t the primary time that the electrical energy provide in the principle emergency of the federal government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala has been erratic.”

“If one thing occurs to the affected person, who shall be answerable for it,” the physician additional says.

The affected person was on ventilator assist when the facility went off mid-way through the surgical procedure. “The affected person is on venti assist, it’s been quarter-hour for the reason that energy went off,” the physician says, because the digital camera pans to the workforce of docs and hospital employees within the operation theatre making an attempt to handle the state of affairs.

“The affected person is intubated, the surgical procedure is happening, however there isn’t any electrical energy…,” the physician says.

The video additionally reveals docs manually ventilating the intubated affected person.

Political slugfest follows

After the video made rounds on social media, Union Minister of State and BJP chief Ravneet Bittu additionally shared the video and criticised the ruling Aam Aadmi Social gathering authorities for his or her negligence. “The deteriorated situation of medical amenities in addition to electrical energy, the 2 issues AAP promised to excellent has come to floor in a really painful occasion,” he mentioned in a publish on X.

“A surgeon of Rajindra Hospital needed to come on digital camera to concern a disclaimer that resulting from fault in electrical energy a affected person would possibly lose their life throughout a surgical procedure within the OT. CM and his ministers have abandoned Punjab and shifted to Delhi simply to please their dictator kejriwal. However at what value?” he added.

Punjab well being minister and an eye fixed surgeon himself, Balbir Singh, shared a clarification saying {that a} “native fault” led to “momentary lack of electrical energy.” Giving an replace on the surgical procedure, he additionally mentioned the process went effectively and the affected person is recovering.

“The ability backup programs at Rajindra hospital, Patiala are multi degree (3 hotlines) & functioning with out concern. At present, a neighborhood fault led to momentary lack of electrical energy. The UPS and generator backup functioned seamlessly & the surgical procedure was performed with out concern. Affected person is recovering effectively. Sadly, a junior physician panicked and recorded a video. Medical employees should stay focussed on affected person care always,” he mentioned in a publish on X.