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<\/div>\nA power cut in the hospital led to a ventilator malfunction, killing the man (Representational)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A doctor and two nurses of MDM Hospital in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur were removed from duty today, a day after a cancer patient died due to a disruption in the supply of oxygen caused by a power shutdown in the trauma centre of the state-run facility.<\/p>\n
The action was taken following a preliminary report by the inquiry committee constituted by the hospital administration to fix responsibility for the incident.<\/p>\n
Dr Kuldeep Singh and two nurses have been put on APO (awaiting posting order), hospital superintendent Vikas Rajpurohit said, adding that a detailed inquiry was in progress.<\/p>\n
A parallel administrative inquiry has been ordered into the incident by the divisional commissioner. Additional District Magistrate Sanjay Basu will conduct the probe and submit a report by Monday.<\/p>\n
Rajasthan Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar reached the hospital this evening and held a meeting.<\/p>\n
He enquired about the incident from the hospital superintendent and directed him to take strict action against those responsible for it.<\/p>\n
He also directed the administration to take action against the ventilator supplier for the failure of its power backup system.<\/p>\n
Gopal Bhati, a cancer patient admitted at the MDM Hospital, died early morning on Friday after the supply of oxygen was disrupted following a power cut, which led to the ventilator dysfunction. An attempt to engage a generator to resume the power supply also failed.<\/p>\n
The patient’s family alleged that the on-duty doctor was not present at the centre and the male nurse could not handle the situation.<\/p>\n
“Had they swung into action and resumed the supply of oxygen by making an alternative arrangement, the patient could have been saved,” a family member said.<\/p>\n
This is the second such incident at the hospital in nearly 15 years.<\/p>\n
In 2011, three patients died due to a disruption in the supply of oxygen.<\/p>\n
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