08 August,2016 12:00 PM IST | | Rupsa Chakraborty
A day after mid-day reported the selfless efforts of Santosh Ranjane in keeping his brother-in-law Pramod Dhanawade (42) alive, Pramod has been admitted in KEM’s ICU
A day after mid-day reported the selfless efforts of Santosh Ranjane in keeping his brother-in-law Pramod Dhanawade (42) alive - Ranjane had patiently squeezed a balloon affixed to an artificially pumped oxygen machine for over four hours on Saturday - Pramod has been admitted in KEM's ICU. Doctors, however, have informed that his condition is stable but sans any improvement.
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Santosh Ranjane pumped oxygen for over four hours at KEM to keep Pramod Dhanawade alive
According to doctors at KEM, a CT scan was conducted yesterday to get better insight into the bleeding in Pramod's brain. Speaking to mid-day, one of the doctors supervising his treatment said, "He is in a state of coma and taking oxygen through artificial ventilation. But we can't say much about his health condition until we get all the test results. We are waiting for the CT scan report. We are trying our best."
On Tuesday, while getting out of bed, Pramod fell, badly hitting his head on the side of the bed causing bleeding inside his head. Unsatisfied with the treatment at an Andheri hospital, his family shifted him to KEM. But, in spite of having 27 ventilators in the emergency ward, none were available. Pramod was finally provided ventilator support at 7.30 pm, but his health condition is yet to improve.
Ranjane says, "Pramod is not responding to the line of treatment, so we are all worried. Doctors said today (Sunday) that his condition is stable but there has been no improvement at all. It seems like our attempts to keep him alive were futile."
Dr Avinash Supe, dean of KEM, said, "It's not only the responsibility of BMC-run hospitals, but also private hospitals to find out how many beds are available with us, before deceiving patients and sending them to us. In fact, patients who are sent from peripheral hospitals also need to be careful, as despite having over 100 beds, we struggle to accommodate patients."
