Patient In Telangana Hospital Unconscious, Put On Ventilation After Rat Bites
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The patient was admitted at the ICU of the MGM hospital in Warangal four days ago after being treated at a private hospital.
In a shocking incident, rats allegedly bit a patient at a government hospital in Telangana's Warangal. The patient was admitted at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the MGM hospital in Warangal four days ago after being treated at a private hospital.
The patient, diagnosed with multi-organ failure, has been unconscious since then. He has been put on artificial ventilation and was under treatment by physicians, a hospital official said.
Following the incident, the state government has suspended the respiratory ICU head of department and transferred the hospital superintendent.
Patients and staff say the ICU is infested with rats as the drainage system is under repair. Patient say that rat bites are common in the ward.
