Woman patient dies after being trapped in hospital elevator
Bhadrak: In a tragic incident, a 54-year-old woman patient allegedly died of suspected suffocation on Thursday after being stuck in an elevator in which she was being shifted to a ward in Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital here developed a technical snag and got stranded for some time, officials said.
Hospital sources said that the woman was brought to the hospital in an ambulance after she fell ill. She had respiratory problems. After receiving preliminary treatment, she was being shifted to the medicine ward when the mishap occurred, news agency PTI reported.
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“The patient identified as Minati Parida of Narasinghapur village was being shifted to the medicine ward of the hospital. Due to the malfunction of the elevator, the woman got trapped. She is suspected to have died of suffocation. The reason for the death will be ascertained only after the autopsy,” Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Bhadrak, Sudhansu Sekhar Bal told reporters.
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