Video of ward boy making reels while administering injections goes viral, dismissed

Alwar: A shocking video from Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital in Alwar has gone viral on social media, showing a contractual ward boy administering injections and setting up IV drips on patients to create content for his social media reels. The incident led to his immediate dismissal for sitting in the nurse's chair and performing duties solely for online content.

According to an India Today report, the young man was employed on a contractual basis in the hospital's emergency trauma unit. In the viral video circulating on social media, he is seen occupying the nursing officer’s chair and making entries in the patient register. 

As soon as the video went viral, the hospital administration took immediate action and terminated his employment. The viral video is a mix of his multiple social media reels combined into one video.

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Speaking to India Today, Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Chauhan said, “The moment we were informed about the viral video, the person was immediately removed from duty. He was working on a contractual basis in the emergency trauma ward. The video is a few days old."

Further, he warned that any staff member involved in creating reels, videos and taking photos during treatment will face strict disciplinary action. He said, "Recording videos or taking photos while treating patients is a violation of patient privacy and is considered a criminal offence."

Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital receives over 4,000 patients daily in the OPD and has more than 500 admitted patients. Patients come here not only from Alwar but also from Dausa, Bharatpur, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh for treatment. Therefore, the hospital administration issued strict guidelines prohibiting filming reels within the hospital premises, especially during treatment.

Highlighting the matter on a popular social media platform 'X', health activist Dr Dheeraj Maheshwari, known as @autopsy_surgeon, in a post said, "This isn’t just a casual mistake. It’s a gross violation of patient privacy, medical ethics, and basic human decency. It exposes the pathetic state of government hospitals in Rajasthan, where untrained staff are seen playing with human lives for social media clout. How can hospitals allow such reckless behavior inside their wards? How is a patient’s life reduced to content for someone’s phone camera?

It’s high time hospitals and governments wake up. There must be strict, non-negotiable policies regarding social media use in medical settings. Violators should face immediate termination and legal consequences. And if something happens to the patient, ultimately the doctors will be blamed and prosecuted."

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