On-duty doctor removed after rat bites passenger at Indore Airport

Indore: Following an incident where a passenger was bitten by a rat while waiting for his flight to Bengaluru at Indore airport, authorities have removed an on-duty doctor for his alleged insensitive behaviour, officials said.

A man travelling from Indore to Bengaluru was bitten by a rat on Tuesday in the departure area of the airport. The passenger alleged the rodent suddenly got into his trousers and bit his leg, they said.

According to the PTI report, the passenger protested loudly following the incident and demanded that he be administered a rabies injection, on the advice of his personal doctor, but the vaccine was apparently unavailable in the airport’s health facility.

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After his protest, the airport doctor administered him a tetanus injection, dressed the wound and gave him antibiotic tablets.

Airport director Vipinkant Seth told PTI that the doctor was attached to a private hospital which provides medical facilities at the airport.

“We learnt that the doctor behaved insensitively with the injured passenger, although his attitude was not rude. We have asked the hospital to replace him with another doctor at the airport,” Seth said, reports PTI.

An initial fine of Rs 500 has been imposed on the pest control agency under the tender conditions, and the housekeeping contractor has been issued a show-cause notice, he added.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that taking cognisance of the deaths of two newborns allegedly bitten by rats at Indore’s government-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Principal Secretary, Public Health and Medical Education Department, Madhya Pradesh government, and Indore District Collector, seeking an action taken report within 10 days.

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