Irfan Tramboo
Srinagar, Feb 12: Caught in a tight spot with no possibility of shifting the patient due to heavy snowfall, a Medical Officer along with the paramedical staff ensured the delivery of a pregnant woman from the Kalas area, who was brought to the Public Health Centre (PHC) Keran in North Kashmir Kupwara District by taking the directions from a specialist through a WhatsApp call.
The doctors said that the patient had a history of complicated delivery with eclampsia-seizures that occur during a woman’s pregnancy or shortly after giving birth-prolonged labour and episiotomy. They said that upon receiving the patient, she was induced and, after 6 hours, a healthy female baby was born, that too, in the absence of a specialist on the spot.
The patient was brought to PHC Keran on Friday after developing labour pain while the available staff, keeping in view the patient’s history, were willing to shift her for better medical care under the supervision of a gynaecologist. But the case turned out to be a test of their skills under pressure instead.
“Shifting was not possible; we don’t have specialists stationed at PHCs and under such circumstances, the only option is to shift the patient to Kralpora or any other suitable place,” Block Medical Officer (BMO) Kralpora, Dr Mir Shafi told Excelsior.
However, due to the inclement weather, the road was closed and airlifting was also not possible. Left with no option, the BMO decided in a split second, and asked the available staff to get the job done. The staff was initially reluctant until the concerned gynaecologist was roped in through a WhatsApp call. That did the job.
Those who were part of the team which managed the delivery included Medical Officer, PHC Keran, Dr Arshad Sofi and paramedics: Nazeena Akther, Jawahara Bano, Kaiser Nabi, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Mumtaz Ali Khan.
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