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First: Assam Medical College Hospital successfully conducts Thrombolysis in mobile stroke unit
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Dibrugarh: The Assam Medical College and Hospital on Friday achieved national acclaim by becoming the first government institution in India to successfully carry out Thrombolysis on a patient with a stroke in a mobile van.
The patient has been identified as a 65-year-old patient who belongs to a tea garden in Dibrugarh. He was taken care of in the Casualty department of the medical college and a CT scan was done in the mobile van itself.
The mobile facility was equipped with all the necessary instruments including a CT scan machine which made it possible to start the procedure within 3 hours of the stroke. The facility has been developed under an ICMR stroke project.
Mobile Stroke Care Unit (MSU) conducted thrombolysis within 3 hours of stroke by doing the CT in a Mobile Van. This is a unique kind of facility in the country. Three MSUs are functioning in Assam. @mansukhmandviya @himantabiswa @DrBharatippawar @keshab_mahanta pic.twitter.com/LgcYNBQEiB
— ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) July 11, 2021
Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.