"Narayan Dabhadkar was a patient of Covid but gave his oxygen bed to a young patient while undergoing treatment in the hospital." This incident of Nagpur went viral on social media and now there is a fierce discussion on it.
Dabhadkar was 85 years old. Dabhadkar, who retired from the Nagpur-based Civil and Statistics Department, was infected with Covid for the past few days.
His condition was critical and he desperately needed an oxygen bed. But it is being said that he gave his oxygen bed to another patient. He died three days later.
This case went viral on social media.
Dabhadkar was praised on Twitter and Facebook posts. Even Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan tweeted about Dabhadkar's death.
An RSS publication also published Dabhadkar's story.
We tried to investigate the death of Dabhadkar and all the incidents related to it silently.
Ajay Hardas, the head of the Covid department of Indira Gandhi Hospital, recalls the incident on that day, "Narayan Dabhadkar was brought to the Casualty Ward of our Covid Hospital on April 22, 2021. With the ward brought in, we immediately took him He started treatment. But during the treatment, he started saying that he wanted to go home. He was repeatedly saying that I do not want to stay in the hospital. "
Hardas said in detail about the incident, saying, "We have no idea why they (Dabhadkar's family) were demanding permission to take Dabhadkar home. A large number of patients came to our hospital on 22 April. Since This is a hospital of the Metropolitan Municipality so we do not send anyone back. At the time of treatment in Casualty, the level of oxygen inside Narayan Dabhadkar's body was improving. We were going to shift him to Covid ward but his family would take us home Started asking for permission. We allowed it. "
Hardas said, "But Narayan Dabhadkar's condition deteriorated after being taken home. He needed ventilator support at that time. But our hospital does not have a ventilator facility."
"The family members of Dabhadkar should have taken him to a hospital where there is a facility of a ventilator. But now we have to say with great grief that Narayan Dabhadkar did not live among us".
Narayan Dabhadkar's daughter Asavari Kothivan said, "Our entire family was infected with Covid since April 16. Since the father was in contact with us, he too got infected. The report of his Covid being infected came on April 19. After that, we went home. But he continued to treat him. But when suddenly his oxygen level fell drastically, we were scared. He needed an oxygen bed immediately. After a lot of effort, we got an oxygen bed at the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Gandhinagar. "
Asawari said, "Despite the poor condition, he was brought home within a few hours. Dad said that he saw a woman crying in the hospital. The woman's husband will be around 40 years old. He does not have oxygen beds. Was able to meet. Dad said to the doctor, I have lived my life. This young man should live. Give it my oxygen bed. Baba's condition was very delicate. He remained in the house for a few hours in this condition. Been. His nails had turned black and his hands and feet had become numb. He breathed his last at home. "
Many people praised Dabhadkar and some said not to glorify
After the death of Narayan Dabhadkar, his photo and this incident went viral on social media. Many people have expressed their respect for this work, while some say that it should not be appreciated.
Indira Gandhi Hospital comes under the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. BBC Marathi spoke to the Public Relations Officer of the Municipal Corporation in connection with the incident.
He said, "On April 22, 2021, Narayan Dabhadkar was admitted to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Gandhinagar, which came under the purview of the metropolis. But after being treated there for a few hours, his family started demanding him to be taken home. DAM (Discharge Against Medical Advice) was discharged from the hospital against medical advice. This is revealed after looking at the records of the hospital associated with Narayan Dabhadkar. "
Can a patient give their bed to another patient?
In the second wave of Covid, many patients are not getting beds in hospitals. The family members of Narayan Dabhadkar say that they had given their bed to another patient.
But Nagpur Municipal Corporation says, "After leaving their bed, the patient does not have the right to decide whom to give it to. The beds are provided by looking at the condition of the patients. Those patients are waiting for the beds, They are provided this on a priority basis only.
Did the young patient get a bed in the hospital?
Dabhadkar's daughter claimed, "The father said that he wanted to go home. Instead, he wanted to give his bed to the 40-year-old patient who needed it."
But the young patient whom Dabhadkar's daughter had asked to give a bed, could not find out about him even after a lot of effort.
However, doctors of the Indira Gandhi Hospital of Nagpur Municipal Corporation say that after Dabhadkar's condition became critical, he
Need to be put on a ventilator.
But the ventilator was not available in this hospital. Dabhadkar was admitted to the Emergency Department of the hospital. While five other patients were waiting for treatment in an emergency in Covid ward. "
Narayan Dabhadkar was an active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He belonged to the Shri Ram branch in the holy land area of Nagpur.
RSS's Vidarbha province publicity chief Anil Sambre has also paid tribute to Dabhadkar.
He said, "The incident related to the senior RSS volunteer is true. He told the hospital that his abandoned bed should be given to another patient. But some people are mischievously spreading misinformation about him on social media."
However, the RSS has not yet released any official statement on this entire incident.
