AIIMS first year paramedical student dies due to alleged medical negligence, students protest against Administration
It took 2-3 hours for Malviya to reach the AIIMS emergency, where he was declared critical following which he was shifted to the new private ward of the hospital. He was later diagnosed with H1N1 (influenza) and his lung function collapsed when he was placed on ECMO.;
New Delhi: The agitating paramedical students of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) staged a protest against the hospital administration following the death of one Optometry student.
The agitating students claimed that the death was caused due to the negligence of the hospital administration. The students said that had the authorities provided them hostel within the hospital premises, the student's life could have been saved.
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The deceased, Abhishek Malviya, was a first-year student of Optometry. Three days back, he complained of suffocation and breathing issues. When his friends asked for help, the hospital authorities reportedly denied an ambulance, stating that Malviya was not a hostelier and such services are not supposed to be extended to students residing outside the hospital campus.
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