Jodhpur Resident Doctor Attempts Suicide by Consuming Pesticide

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.

The motive behind the suicide attempt remains unknown, but the incident has sparked renewed conversations about the growing mental health crisis among doctors.

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Medical Dialogues had previously reported that in an unfortunate incident, a 28-year-old resident doctor pursuing his second year of postgraduate studies in radiology at Ruby Hall Clinic allegedly died by suicide. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the hostel room he shared with another trainee doctor. The doctor who had been interning in the Radiology department since 2023 was reportedly under a lot of stress. He was found hanging in the PG doctors’ quarters of the private hospital. A suicide note was recovered from his room in which he mentioned the password to his mobile phone and his UPI PIN, requesting that these details be shared with his family. In the note, he said, 'I am F***** up totally. Can’t say all to anyone.