Haryana: Patient breaks out of MRI machine after hospital staff forgets him inside
A 59-year-old patient in Haryana's Panchkula was compelled to break the MRI machine belt to come out of it after the doctors and technicians conducting the scan allegedly forgot him inside the machine.
In a shocking incident, a patient in Haryana's Panchkula was compelled to break the MRI machine belt to come out of it after the doctors and technicians conducting the scan allegedly forgot him inside the machine.
Ramhar Lohan, a 59-year-old patient, had dislocated his shoulder while driving a two wheeler and the doctors adviced him a MRI scan.
Lohan went to Panchkula civil hospital for the MRI scan on Sunday evening.
The technicians at the hospital told him that he will have to remain inside the machine for 10 to 15 minutes. However, when they did not remove the patient from the machine for over 30 minutes he started feeling suffocated as the machine temperature was rising.
"I was advised MRI scan by Dr Lalit Kaushal. The staff which was conducting my MRI scan had told me that it will take only 10 to 15 minutes. But when they did not remove me for more than 30 minutes I started crying. Nobody responded," Lohan told India Today TV.
Despite his cry for help nobody came to help as Lohan remained stuck inside the machine. "Nobody was in the machine room when I was struggling to come out," he said.
"The machine was overheating and I was feeling suffocated. I tried to release myself but I was tied to the machine with belt. When I noticed that if I did not come out of the machine I may die, I made last attempt and was able to broke the belt," Lohan.
A departmental probe was already on and a report is expected by Monday evening, Civil Surgeon of Panchkula Dr Yogesh Sharma told India Today TV over phone.
Meanwhile, Amit Khokhar, the incharge of MRI Centre, denied the allegations and said the patient was advised for a 20 minute scan.
"The technician had to take a last three minute sequence.It was during the last two minutes when the patient panicked. He was not stable and was advised to remain in the machine," Khokhar said.
The hospital staff claimed that they helped Ramhar Lohan to come out of the machine. However, the patient claimed he was not helped by the hospital staff.
The patient in a police complaint also sent to the Health Minister, Director General Health besides others has demanded action against the careless Hospital staff.
The patient had also filed a police complaint and had also informed the Health Minister and Director General Health and demanded action against the hospital staff.
SHO Rajiv Miglani said he had received Lohan's complaint.
"The department probe is currently on. We are waiting for the final report. Suitable action will be taken against the staff if found guilty," Rajiv Miglani said.
Meanwhile, the patient Ramhar Lohan has also sought a copy of CCTV footage of the MRI scan centre and has threatened to sue the hospital for carelessness.