Doctors warn of suspending duties over ruckus at COVID-19 ward

Members of the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) have threatened to droop non-emergency companies at the college-attached hospitals if instant motion was not taken in opposition to those that induced ruckus at the COVID-19 ICU ward in K.R. Hospital on Sunday evening and verbally abused medical doctors and nursing employees attending to critically-ill sufferers.

Barring duties at the COVID-19 ICU ward and the emergency ward, all non-emergency companies, together with out-patient companies and surgical procedures, can be withdrawn from Tuesday if the individuals behind Sunday evening’s incident weren’t booked instantly, mentioned RDA Vice-President Shivananda after staging a protest in opposition to the incident on Monday.

The resident medical doctors staged the demonstration in protest in opposition to the alleged try to assault medical doctors and submitted a memorandum to the dean and director of the MMCRI itemizing out their calls for for implementation. Police visited the hospital and enquired concerning the incident.

Confirming the incident, MMCRI Dean and Director C.P. Nanjaraj mentioned a bunch of 30-40 individuals tried to barge into the COVID-19 ward (at outdated Sri Jayadeva constructing) at K.R. Hospital following the dying of a COVID-19 affected person on Sunday evening. A safety guard suffered some accidents after he tried to cease the mob from barging into the ward and a police criticism had been lodged on this connection, he mentioned.

The incident has additionally been dropped at the discover of the Principal Secretary, Medical Education, and the Deputy Commissioner, Mysuru, Dr. Nanjaraj mentioned, including {that a} glass door and a window had been broken within the incident.

The employees, together with the physician, might have been in hassle if that they had not closed the door from inside stopping the mob from barging in. In the meantime, the police intervened and dispersed the individuals. However, the incident has been taken severely and extra safety for the protection of medical doctors and employees had been sought, the dean advised The Puucho.

However, the RDA, in a press release right here mentioned, this kind of incident just isn’t new in K.R. Hospital however no motion had been taken for medical doctors’ security.

Carrying out assaults on hospitals and medical doctors is a heinous act and needs to be condemned. Despite repeated appeals to the upper authorities, no corrective measures had been taken and safety at hospitals had not been improved. More such assaults will occur within the days forward if the matter just isn’t taken severely and instant steps weren’t taken, the RDA mentioned.

Dr. Shivananda demanded an FIRand arrest of the individuals behind the assault inside 24 hours. “In this connection, we met Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri and submitted a memorandum. We want immediate beefing up of security at the SARI ward and COVID-19 ICU ward where the COVID-19 patients are being treated,” he mentioned.

As a mark of protest, the resident medical doctors on Monday boycotted every day rounds of the wards however carried out OP companies.

The calls for of the RDA embrace deployment of residence guards for round the clock safety in hospitals on the strains of Bangalore Medical College, notably in emergency ward, COT, triage, COVID-19 ICU, SARI ward, SICU, OPDs and HDU.

The RDA has additionally demanded appointment of nursing employees and Group D staff.

Dr .Shivananda claimed that the late-night incident induced panic among the many COVID-19 sufferers being handled at the ICU. “The incident disturbed the staff who have the task of continuously monitoring the oxygen saturation levels in patients.”