Oxygen pipeline stolen at MP Hospital, 12 newborns Left Struggling to Breathe
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Rajgarh: The theft of an oxygen supply pipe at the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Rajgarh District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night has left 12 newborns struggling with breathing difficulties, officials said.
According to the PTI report, the theft of the 10 to 15 feet long copper pipe by unidentified persons on Tuesday late at night disrupted the oxygen supply to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), triggering panic as newborns started crying due to breathing difficulty, officials said.
As the inbuilt alarm system in the NICU started beeping, medical staff scrambled to restore the oxygen supply. An official said they managed the potentially threatening situation by swiftly attaching a backup jumbo oxygen cylinder to the system.
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Paediatrician Dr RS Mathur rushed to the hospital after medical staffers informed him about the situation. The official said they restored the oxygen supply by deploying a jumbo cylinder, avoiding a potential tragedy.
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