Sudden death of senior resident doctor while on duty at RML Hospital shocks colleagues
Dr. Adil Amin, senior resident doctor in the Medicine department of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital
New Delhi: In an unfortunate incident, a young senior resident doctor working in the Medicine department of Delhi's Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, died of a heart attack while on duty, on Wednesday.
A statement from an 'X' user who raised the issue on the platform, noted that Dr Adil Amin was in good health until Tuesday and showed no signs of any health problems. However, he unexpectedly suffered a myocardial infarction, commonly known as a "heart attack," and sadly passed away on Wednesday. Doctors have also confirmed the incident through their posts on social media.
His sudden death has sparked debate regarding the problem of an unhealthy lifestyle, stressful working conditions and an alarming lack of time to give to health needs amongst resident doctors.
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Dr Siddharth Tara, a health activist and General Secretary of Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum, told Medical Dialogues, "Most jobs (government or corporate) give employees a free full health check-up, including stress testing, every six months. But this culture has yet to be steeped into medical colleges and hospitals.
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