A 71-year-old man died on Wednesday allegedly due to the absence of medical personnel to administer CPR at a hospital in Ramban district, an official said.
A video of the son trying to revive his father on a hospital bed has since gone viral.
Ghulam Nabi Bhat, who was suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, was rushed to Sub-District Hospital in Banihal by his son Altaf Ahmad. With no doctor or paramedical staff available, Ahmad was forced to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on his father.
Half an hour after their arrival at the hospital, Bhat was moved to the casualty room, where he was declared dead, according to a family member.
Chief Medical Officer Ramban, Kamal Jee Zadoo, has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
“This office has received video wherein it has been seen that one attendant is performing CPR to the patient in the casualty room, but no doctor is on duty at that time. To ascertain the facts of the complaint, a two-member committee is constituted to conduct the inquiry in the matter in depth,” Zadoo stated in an order.
District health officer Mohd Iqbal Malik and Medical Officer Mohd Syed have been appointed as the inquiry officers and have been asked to submit their report within two days. PTI