Bantwal: People laud youngsters' attempt to prevent suicide
Bantwal: A team of youngsters made a desperate attempt to save a youngster who had tried to drown in River Nethravathi, earning appreciation from the people.
Nishanth, a resident of Kolakeeru in the taluk, jumped off the old bridge in Panemangaluru on Sunday. Seeing this, Mohammad and three other youngsters, who live nearby, jumped into the water and got Nishanth out of the water. Arif Highway tried to help Nishanth with artificial respiration technique and the video of the attempt has gone viral on social media.
The youngsters were unable to save Nishanth, but the humanitarian attempt of the group – Mohammad, Arif, Shameer, Thouseef and Zaheed of Goodinabali and Mukhtar of Akkarangadi – is being appreciated by the people.
“I got into the river on learning of the youngster jumping into the river. With the help of three others, I got the youngster out of the water too. Earlier too, we have prevented people from committing suicide by jumping into the river, while in some instances, we could only get the bodies out of the water,” said Mohammad, pointing out, “Life is extremely valuable, and way beyond the boundaries of caste and religion.”
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Shimla (PTI): The management of the Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialities (AIMSS) here on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to the sanitation supervisor and sanitation workers after a dog was seen carrying an amputated human leg in its mouth near the hospital, officials said.
A video of the incident, which took place on Tuesday and triggered panic among people, is doing the rounds on social media. When the hospital security staff tried to take away the limb from the dog, it got aggressive and fled, leaving behind the amputated leg.
Taking cognisance of the incident, the hospital authorities ordered the constitution of a fact-finding committee comprising Nursing Superintendent Leelawati, Nodal Officer (Biomedical Waste) Rajesh Verma, and Matron Leela Bodh, the officials said.
The committee was tasked with investigating the matter, fixing responsibility and identifying lapses to prevent recurrence of such incidents. It was asked to submit its report by 5 pm on Tuesday.
According to the committee's report, a patient's leg was amputated above the knee on February 19 under the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) Department.
"The amputated limb was properly packed in a biomedical waste bag and stored in the Biomedical Waste (BMW) complex at AIMSS for disposal by the authorised agency, Enviro Engineers," it said.
"However, on the night of February 21, while shifting biomedical waste to the BMW complex, sanitation workers reportedly left the door of the waste complex open and unattended. It is suspected that during this time, a stray dog managed to pull the amputated limb out of the packed waste bag. The next day, an empty waste bag was found outside the BMW complex," it added.
The report further revealed that sanitation workers attempted to trace the missing limb but were unsuccessful. It was later recovered from the dog.
Based on the report, the hospital management has sought explanations from the sanitation supervisor and sanitation staff and stated that further disciplinary action will be taken based on their responses, the officials said.
Additionally, the sanitation contractor has been directed to strictly adhere to biomedical waste management protocols and the disposal agency has been instructed to ensure timely clearance of biomedical waste from the hospital premises in accordance with prescribed guidelines, they said.
