Patient treated under mobile flashlight at UP Hospital, Govt orders probe
Ballia: After a video of a doctor treating a patient at a district hospital while using a cellphone flashlight went viral on social media, the district administration in Uttar Pradesh ordered an investigation.
The video is said to have been made on September 10. Video clips showing a doctor examining a woman patient on a stretcher and other people crowding around have gone viral on social media.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported about the incident that doctors at the government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district had treated patients under mobile flashlights for more than an hour as the hospital suffered a prolonged power cut.
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District Hospital In-charge Dr. RD Ram said power problems arose after the generator's battery was replaced during a load shedding.
District Magistrate Saumya Agarwal said that the investigation is already underway to discover the viral video's veracity.
The DM said that the administration had taken serious cognizance of the incident and that proper action would be taken after the inquiry.
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