Jodhpur Resident Doctor Attempts Suicide by Consuming Pesticide
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Jodhpur: In a distressing incident, a resident doctor from Jodhpur allegedly attempted suicide on Thursday by consuming a sulphos tablet- a highly toxic pesticide containing aluminium phosphide- sending shockwaves through the medical community.
Following the incident, medical authorities responded urgently, arranging a life-saving transfer to Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital through a specially created green corridor.
The doctor was initially admitted to Mathura Das Mathur (MDM) Hospital in Jodhpur in a critical state.
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As his health rapidly deteriorated, senior doctors decided to transfer him to SMS Hospital for advanced critical care, including ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)—a last-resort life support technique typically used in cases of severe respiratory or cardiac failure, reports First India.
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