Tea scare at RIMS Ranchi: Gynaecology medico critical, canteen sealed
Ranchi: A 25-year-old first-year PG student of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at RIMS, Ranchi, is on a ventilator after allegedly consuming tea from the hospital canteen. She reportedly fell ill soon after drinking the tea, which she said smelled and tasted bad, and was rushed to the ICU.
Doctors suspect chemical poisoning, not simple food poisoning. The canteen has been sealed, a toxicology test is underway, and the canteen worker who served the tea has been detained. Police are investigating, while hospital officials say the next 48 hours are crucial for her recovery.
Speaking to PTI, officials said, "The first-year postgraduate student of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Jharkhand's apex health institute RIMS in Ranchi is on a ventilator after allegedly drinking tea from the hospital's canteen."
Apparently, it is a case of poisoning, the spokesperson of the government-run institute said.
The 25-year-old woman suddenly fell ill after sipping tea ordered from the canteen near the orthopaedic ward of the hospital and was rushed to the intensive care unit, where she has been kept on a ventilator.
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