CG NEWS: Reach hospital immediately after snake bite, department’s appeal after 10 deaths
Jagdalpur jagdalpur news. As soon as the monsoon rains in Bastar, which is full of dense forests, poisonous snakes from the forests and burrows reach the settlements of the people and make their home in the houses due to warmth. The cases of snakebite increase in Bastar during the monsoon. According to government data, in the last 6 months of the year 2024, 10 people have died due to snakebite in the entire Bastar division. At the same time, 443 people were treated on time and their lives were saved. chhattisgarh news
Bastar Division 453 cases of snakebite have been reported in different districts of Bastar division. Of these, 443 were treated on time, which saved their lives, but 10 people have lost their lives. 3-3 patients have died in Bastar, Dantewada and Bijapur. At the same time, 1 patient has died in Narayanpur. The highest number of snakebite cases have been reported in Bastar district (118) and Bijapur district (149). Chhattisgarh
Dr. John Masih of the Medicine Department said that snakebite patients are admitted to hospitals during the rainy season. If snakebite patients reach the hospital on time, they recover after being given anti-snake venom injections. During the rainy season, people work in the fields and have a habit of sleeping outside in the verandah, after which the snake comes and bites them. Villagers need to be cautious.
