On Cam: Doctors Suture Patient's Wound With Mobile Flashlight Due To Power Outage In Karnataka Govt Hospital

The disruption, which lasted for about 15 minutes, occurred while doctors were stitching a wound on a patient who had met with an accident.

The unexpected blackout led to panic among hospital staff and patients’ attendants. 

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A sudden power outage at the emergency ward of the government’s Super Speciality Trauma Centre in Ballari on Thursday evening created a chaotic situation, forcing doctors to rely on mobile phone flashlights while attending to a critically injured patient. The disruption, which lasted for about 15 minutes, occurred while doctors were stitching a wound on a patient who had met with an accident.

The unexpected blackout led to panic among hospital staff and patients’ attendants. 

Local residents and patient families have strongly criticised the hospital administration attributing the incident to poor maintenance and staff shortages, as per a report on The New Indian Express. They are demanding strict action against those responsible, urging the authorities to ensure that such lapses do not occur in the future.

A shocking incident at the District Hospital in Ballari, Karnataka, has sparked outrage after doctors were forced to use a smartphone torchlight to treat a patient in the emergency ward due to a power outage. This highlights the alarming state of healthcare infrastructure, where… pic.twitter.com/7WBLIheO5m

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Officials have yet to issue a statement addressing the cause of the power failure or steps being taken to prevent a recurrence.

Meanwhile, the incident comes in the heals of a case of medical negligence at a government hospital in Hubli, Karnataka, where a nurse used Feviquick, an instant adhesive, instead of stitches to treat a seven-year-old boy’s facial wound, as per reports. The child, Gurukishan Annappa Hosamani, sustained a deep injury while playing and was taken to the hospital. Despite the severity of the wound, nurse Jyoti applied Feviquick, allegedly to prevent scarring.

The incident has sparked widespread outrage and raised serious concerns about healthcare standards in rural areas.