CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh Collector and District Election Officer Sudhir Kumar Kochar has ensured the arrangement of health facilities in the Polytechnic campus for the officials, employees and people's representatives deployed in the counting of votes during the counting of votes in the parliamentary constituency. In this sequence, under the guidance of Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Sarojini James Back, the health pavilion built in the local polytechnic campus to deal with any emergency situation and for quick treatment management of the patient was converted into a mini hospital. Four doctors, staff nurses and support staff were deployed in the pavilion. In which the availability of life saving equipment such as ECG facility, oxygen concentrator, sugar, BP test, life saving readymade ORS solution for quick diarrhea management, life saving medicines useful in case of abnormal increase in heart beat or restlessness was ensured.

During the counting of votes in the scorching heat, a worker on duty suddenly complained of uneasiness and panic in the heart and hence an ECG was done. Dr. Rahul Jain, who was on duty with full alertness, said that the worker concerned is a BP patient and due to not taking medicine, he started feeling uneasy and hence an ECG was done. The patient was immediately referred to the district hospital through 108 ambulance. Dr. Jain said that due to the extreme heat, 10 workers were given first aid for stomach pain, diarrhea and weakness. In the mini hospital built at the counting place, Dr. Rahul Jain, Dr. Madhur Chaudhary, AMO Rameshwar Patel, AMO Rajneesh Jain along with nursing officer Reshma B, support staff Narendra Raikwar, Manish Soni and security personnel Ajay Ahirwal are providing their services with full alertness.