Srinagar: Doctors at the Chest Disease Hospital went on a strike as protest on Wednesday allegedly after patient’s attendants including a DDC (district development council) member accompanied by security guards manhandled with the medical staff.
As per reports, the strike started in the morning leading to the closure of the non-emergency services which affected patients at one of the primary hospitals catering chest related diseases.
“Yesterday attendants of a patient attacked doctors and other staff besides vandalized hospital infrastructure. Also security personnel of one of the attendants who is said to be a DDC member had pointed out gun at the doctors on duty,” Dr Naveed Nazir Shah, Head of the Department said.
“They did not even allow doctors to see patients, they locked us up inside a room,” he said.
Hospital sources told GNS that a female patient was brought to the health facility and admitted in the Emergency Ward on Tuesday (June 7) morning.
“The doctors on assessing the condition of the patient started the required treatment. At around 2 PM, the attendants of the patient took the patient to the washroom, returning wherefrom she collapsed as her overall condition showed major deterioration at around 4:30 PM,” said Zaid, a doctor.
“With the doctors pressing to resuscitate the patient, several people attending the particular patient came in between and indulged in a verbal altercation with the doctors-on-duty.”
In the meantime, he said, attendants including one who claimed to be a “DDC member escorted by personal guards” barged inside, obstructing the doctors from performing their duties.”
“Due to such vandalisation, manhandling and murderous attempts of the attendants, the patient in question could not be attended to in time. Not only was the patient in question but also the lives of other patients in the ward were also put at stake by the mischievous and unruly attendants”, he said.
“The attendants also took away the records (medical reports file) of the patient in question, trying to leave no record behind to avoid identification.”
Meanwhile police have registered a case for under IPC sections of 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 354 (whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty) and Section 3 Prevention of Damage to Public Properties Act.
“We have registered the case in this regard under FIR 54/20222 U/S 353,354, IPC and Sec 3 Prevention of Damage to Public Properties Act and further necessary action as warranted under law is being taken,” SSP Srinagar Rakesh Balwal said.
(GNS)
