Passenger’s health deteriorated in Vande Bharat Express, doctors saved his life
Bhopal. The promptness of the doctors traveling in Vande Bharat Express saved the life of the passenger. Dr. Kuldeep Swaroop Mishra, Additional Chief Medical Superintendent of Railways (Administration), Bhopal, was traveling from Rani Kamlapati station in train number 20171 Vande Bharat Express on 24 April 2023 on leave. TTE told that the health of a passenger in C-10 coach is bad. Dr. Mishra attended the passenger immediately. A 72 year old male passenger Awadhesh Khare traveling in C-10 coach was found to be pulseless, cold clammy skin, cold sweat, vomiting. Dr. Mishra made him lie down on a 3 seater chair by lifting his legs in a lateral position, gave emergency medicine, spoke to the Sr. Divisional Operations Manager to stop the train at the next stop as soon as possible. Dr. Sharma, a private doctor traveling in the same coach, also attended the patient.
Meanwhile, at 6.20 am, Dr. KP Sharma, Doctor on Duty/Railway Hospital, Bina received a message to attend the passenger at Bina station. When the train stopped at Bina station, the patient was attended by the Railway doctor along with the ambulance and he was shifted by Railway ambulance to Civil Hospital Bina, where his blood pressure and ECG were found to be normal and blood sugar was slightly elevated. The passenger passed out in the morning. Due to the stress of catching the train in the morning, he told about not being able to sleep all night and hence he started feeling restless. After being found stable and on his request, Awadhesh Khare was taken to Bhopal by road in a private ambulance. In this way, due to the promptness of the doctors, the patient’s life could be saved as the patient was treated on time.
