Ranchi, Jan. 29: Allegations of negligence were flung thick and fast at the nurses and officials of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) after Babloo Kumar Mahto (22), a student of Doranda College, died here today.
Friends and relatives of Babloo cried foul over his death claiming that repeated intimations to the nurses about Babloo?s deteriorating condition last night had fallen on deaf ears.
The deceased was admitted at the orthopaedic ward in RIMS on January 25 after he met with an accident seven km from Silli. He was travelling on a bike along with Krishna Kumar Mahto, his relative. Both of them were rushed to RIMS following the accident where Babloo succumbed to his injuries early in the morning. The body was released after post-mortem.
According to his friends, Babloo, who was severely injured in the accident, was not even allotted a bed and was accommodated on the corridor. The X-ray was done only on January 28 and the report not yet issued, they claimed.
Abhishek Kumar Mahto, a student of Ranchi College and one of Babloo?s friends, said: ?His X-ray was only taken yesterday and the report is pending. How can they treat a patient if they do not look into the reports of the X-ray??
Umesh Kumar Verma, a contractor under whom Krishna Kumar worked, pointed out, ?Babloo had called me in the morning complaining of his deteriorating condition and the negligence of the nurses. I rushed to the hospital only to find him in pain and none of the nurses around. I got hold of a nurse and told her about the problem. She immediately wrote a letter requesting a doctor to see the patient as soon as possible.?
?I rushed to different wards but found no one. It was only when I went to the medical ward I found C.B. Sharma, who sent two doctors. But Babloo had already died when the doctors arrived. This is sheer callousness and we want immediate action against the guilty,? Verma added.
Lal Bahadur Manjhi, assistant professor of orthopaedic ward, told The Telegraph that Babloo?s case was one of suspected imbolizm ? where a long bone fracture develops air bubbles or fat from the bones enters blood circulation, which, in turn, chokes lungs, the brain or the heart. A fracture victim runs the risk of imbolizm for at least seven days, he added.
RIMS director J. Prasad assured that a proper investigation into the matter will be conducted tomorrow. ?I cannot comment unless we look into the issue. But the incident is shameful and we will probe into it,? said Prasad.
