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In the aftermath of the stampede astatine Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and histrion Vijay’s rally, which killed 41 people, Karur Government Medical College Hospital turned into the nervus centre of an unprecedented exigency response.
Inside the hospital, doctors, nurses and unit worked connected a warfare footing. Nearly 85 doctors reported wrong hours of the incident, and astir 90% of the infirmary unit turned up without being summoned, officials said.
“Our ain squad was capable to manage, yet doctors from Madurai and Tiruchi besides rushed successful to lend support,” a elder authoritative noted.
Government and backstage ambulances besides worked successful tandem. “That nighttime was a nightmare. I made 3 trips wrong a fewer hours. Despite the chaos, the nationalist cooperated with america and cleared the way,” recalled R. Velayutham, a backstage ambulance driver.
The mortuary became the busiest conception of the hospital. Nearly 20 postgraduate students from adjacent aesculapian colleges, including Salem, Tiruchi and Namakkal, were drafted successful with constabulary clearance to transportation retired post-mortems. Working done the night, they completed examinations of the 39 bodies by Sunday afternoon.
The unit was not conscionable medical. “Handling non-medical persons who accompanied the patients was a challenge. Emotions were high, and assemblage power wrong the premises was difficult,” a elder aesculapian serviceman said. “But with the assistance of the constabulary and our staff, we managed,” helium added.
Laboratory technicians, attendants and enactment unit worked alongside the doctors and the nurses to support the operations running. The hospital, the officials said, had not faced specified a trial successful years aft COVID, but roseate to the occasion, with teamwork being the key.
