In a recent, 30-year-old kidney patient died after the ambulance who was carrying him to hospital ran out of oxygen, his relatives complained.
Bineesh Balachandran, son of Idukki native P R Balachandran, died on Saturday. Bineesh was living at a rented accommodation in Punalur in Kollam district.
As per reports, Bineesh had undergone dialysis at the Punalur taluk hospital during the wee hours of Saturday. He was shifted to the ICU after his health condition deteriorated.
He was taken to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital in the ambulance of the taluk hospital by 8am.
About 3km into the journey, the ambulance ran out of oxygen and the patient’s condition worsened. The driver then drove the ambulance back to the hospital. Another ambulance was summoned to take the patient to Thiruvananthapuram.
However, the patient had died by the time the doctor at Thiruvananthapuram hospital examined him. It was also alleged that there was a delay over checking the patient at the Medical College Hospital too.
The mortal remains were taken to his native place and the funeral held that same day.
Seeking action against the ambulance driver, Bineesh’s father filed a complaint to Health Minister K K Shailaja, Minister K Raju, N K Premachandran MP, and taluk hospital superintendent on Monday.
Bineesh had been undergoing dialysis at the taluk hospital in Punalur for the past four years.
Health department deputy director and taluk hospital superintendent said that comprehensive probe will he held in the matter.
