Patient dies at LLRM Medical College due to oxygen shortage, Inquiry Ordered

Meerut: The medical staff of Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial (LLRM) Medical College are currently under scrutiny after a woman patient passed away due to lack of oxygen despite the installation of four cylinders which were found to be empty.  

The matter seemingly took a political favour after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionaries in the city took to the streets to protest against the alleged negligence of the medical college staff by raising slogans and holding placards.

Demanding action against the medical staff for providing empty oxygen cylinders to the patient, the functionaries of the political party submitted a memorandum to the district magistrate seeking registration of FIR under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).

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Meanwhile, an inquiry has been initiated into the death of the woman with Dr Dheeraj Baliyan and Dr Sanjeev Maliyan heading the investigation. A report in this regard is awaited according to ABP news report. 

As per the TOI news report, the woman was admitted to the LLRM Medical College with a breathing problem. She was undergoing treatment at the emergency ward. It came to light that the medical staff without consulting the doctor insisted on shifting her from the emergency to the general ward. 

The patient's family members were against moving her and requested the staff to keep her in the emergency ward. Despite this, the family claimed that the staff attempted to relocate her against their wishes.

During the shifting process, the patient struggled to breathe and was connected to an oxygen cylinder by ward boys. However, the cylinder was empty and did not provide any relief to the patient. Despite four attempts to replace the cylinders, all were found to be empty. Due to the lack of oxygen supply, the woman tragically passed away in distress.

Ankush Chaudhary, national council member of AAP and district president, told TOI, “The LLRM Medical College has its oxygen plant, but there were empty cylinders in the emergency room. It has raised doubts about the management of LLRM. We gave an ultimatum that if action is not taken within a week, we will take the matter to the authorities.”

In response to this, Arvind Kumar, LLRM spokesperson said, “The incident is unfortunate, and after the intervention of district administration, a committee of two senior resident doctors has been set up to investigate it. They will give a confidential report to the principal, following which action will be taken.”

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