Delay in shifting lifeless physique irks sufferers at SCB MCH

By Express News Service

CUTTACK:  The pathetic situation of State’s premier authorities hospital was uncovered when there was an inordinate delay in shifting an unclaimed physique on the casualty division of SCB Medical College and Hospital.

The delay within the removing of the lifeless physique irked different sufferers and their attendants on the ward because the incident got here to the fore on Saturday when a video confirmed a affected person being handled whereas the lifeless physique was mendacity under since Friday night. The lifeless physique remained there regardless of medical doctors, nurses and different well being workers attending to sufferers on the ward. 

“The sight of a dead body lying unattended since Friday evening at the ward affected the morale of other patients and their attendants. It is tough for them to have their meals with a body lying near them,” said some sufferers present process therapy on the casualty.

After the video went viral, SCB MCH administrative officer Abinash Rout rushed to the spot and knowledgeable police following which the lifeless physique was shifted to the morgue at about 12.30 pm on Saturday.  “The person was brought to the casualty in a 108 ambulance but was received dead. Shifting of the dead body was delayed as there was no claimant of the body. As per the rule, the body will be preserved for 72 hours,” stated Rout including that crucial measures can be taken to stop the reoccurrence of such an incident. 

Medical police outpost in-charge officer Maneswar Pradhan, nevertheless, informed that the hospital authority had given a memo to the police concerning the physique of an unknown male with out mentioning any registration quantity. “The name of the district from which the 108 ambulance had brought the patient was also not mentioned. So we returned the memo through the attendant who had brought it advising to bring it with necessary reference. The concerned attendant however did not turn up again,” Pradhan stated.

However, the memo of hospital authority terming it as an unclaimed physique has drawn flak because the deceased affected person title and handle was already registered within the casualty division. The 66-year-old affected person’s title was registered as Bidyadhar Jena of Sankida in Bhadrak district.