Oh God! Ambulance accident, surgeon also got injured in the accident but…
Pune: An ambulance transporting lungs from a hospital near Pune was involved in an accident while en route to the city’s airport. Despite the setback, the quick thinking and expertise of a surgeon and his team proved instrumental in saving a patient’s life in Chennai through a successful lung transplant a few hours later. The incident occurred in the suburb of Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune, taking place on a Monday.
Dr. Sanjeev Jadhav, a highly acclaimed heart and lung transplant surgeon, along with his medical team, sustained injuries in the accident. Nevertheless, they managed to conduct a successful lung transplant on a 26-year-old patient in Chennai. Dr. Jadhav, the chief cardiothoracic surgeon at Apollo Hospital in Navi Mumbai, explained that the ambulance had encountered a tire burst on Harris Bridge in Pimpri Chinchwad, leading to the accident.
Acting swiftly, Dr. Jadhav followed the ambulance and reached Pune airport where a chartered flight bound for Chennai was waiting. The donated lungs were obtained from a 19-year-old individual who had tragically committed suicide at DY Patil Hospital in Pimpri Chinchwad earlier that Monday. The doctor emphasized that the organ needed to be transported to Apollo Hospital in Chennai promptly, where a patient was awaiting a critical lung transplant.
Dr. Jadhav highlighted the importance of timing in such cases, mentioning that the extracted organ generally remains viable for around six hours. Therefore, it was imperative to transport the organ swiftly to Chennai to ensure the success of the patient’s transplant surgery within this crucial timeframe.
