PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital and Deen Dayal Upadhyay district hospital administration have put doctors on alert mode in view of the Deepawali festival.
It is important to mention that on the occasion of Deepawali, cases of burn injuries, breathing problems, and others increase in hospitals. Considering this, GDMC hospital and district hospital have made advance preparations and directed doctors to remain on alert on call.
Stating this, GDMC hospital medical superintendent Dr RS Bisht said that the hospital administration has made all preparations for the occasion of Deepawali. He informed that it has been observed on the said occasion in the Emergency department burn cases, road accidents, breathing problems, among others, used to increase. In view of this, the GDMC hospital administration has made all necessary preparations.
He informed that for November 7, 8 and 9, extra doctors from every department will be deployed in the emergency. Further, necessary medicines have also been made available in the emergency. Sufficient beds have been made available for the burn ward along with ICU. He also said that apart from extra doctors, other doctors have also been directed to remain on alert on call.
Bisht further appealed to prevent such burn cases and urged individuals to take necessary precautions which include avoiding eating from outside, parents should ensure children burn crackers under their vigilance and monitoring, rash driving should not be done, among others.
Further, principal medical superintendent, district hospital, Dr Yatendra Singh said that they have also made proper arrangements for Deepawali. In the district hospital, they already have 10 beds in the burn ward for the said occasion. Six additional beds for burn cases have also been made available near the ICU. Doctors have been made available to be on alert on call, along with a burn surgeon who has been put on red alert on call. In the emergency of the hospital, four beds have been kept reserved for burn cases so that primary treatment can be given immediately during an emergency.
He also appealed to citizens to take safe precautions while burning crackers on Deepawali along with ensuring to burn green crackers.
