The joy of attending their daughter’s baby shower in the US turned into a tragic experience for a couple from the city when 62-year-old Shardaben Patel had a heart attack at Ahmedabad International Airport, in the wee hours of Saturday. Lack of basic emergency medical facilities at the airport and inadequate response from the medical team resulted in her death, claims Patels’ family friend.
Asia Sheikh, who’s known the family for 15 years, alleged that Shardaben’s husband Indravadan, a retired government official settled in Vadodara, had a tough time getting hold of a doctor. And when someone finally arrived, no one administered first aid, CPR or oxygen to Shardaben, she alleged.
The Ahmedabad airport sees 9,174,425 footfalls and deals with 63,129 aircraft movements a year. Asia Sheikh alleged that Ahmedabad airport lacks sufficient medical facility.
Sheikh, who’s settled in the US, told Mirror: “Shardaben fell unconscious at 5 am on Saturday just before boarding the flight to Washington. Her husband Indravadan Patel struggled to get emergency medical assistance for 25 minutes. Finally, someone arrived, checked her and found a weak pulse.
It was then suggested that she be immediately transferred to the hospital. The attending doctor did not care to give first aid, CPR or oxygen to my aunty. It took 55 minutes to transfer her to the hospital. She is said to have died en route because crucial time was wasted.”
“Had the attending doctor taken enough care during those crucial minutes, my aunty would have been alive to see the face of her grandkid,” Sheikh said. She alleged: “Apparently, there were no real doctors who could give her CPR or use defibrillator if at all it was available.”
Ahmedabad airport has round-theclock Apollo hospital doctors on duty. Talking to Mirror, Apollo Hospital spokesperson said: “The doctor went and attended the patient. Meanwhile, 108 arrived and the relative of the patient decided to shift her to the hospital.”
When asked what kind of equipment is available for medical emergencies, he said: “Besides a medical room with a doctor and attendant, there’s oxygen cylinder, defibrillator, stretcher and a blue bag as well.” Airports Authority of India has signed MOUs with several hospitals across the country to treat passengers in case of emergencies.
According to a senior airport official, AAI has not done any study about need for emergency medical facility at Indian airports even as air traffic is increasing every year.
04/06/18 Alok Brahmbhatt/Ahmedabad Mirror
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Asia Sheikh, who’s known the family for 15 years, alleged that Shardaben’s husband Indravadan, a retired government official settled in Vadodara, had a tough time getting hold of a doctor. And when someone finally arrived, no one administered first aid, CPR or oxygen to Shardaben, she alleged.
The Ahmedabad airport sees 9,174,425 footfalls and deals with 63,129 aircraft movements a year. Asia Sheikh alleged that Ahmedabad airport lacks sufficient medical facility.
Sheikh, who’s settled in the US, told Mirror: “Shardaben fell unconscious at 5 am on Saturday just before boarding the flight to Washington. Her husband Indravadan Patel struggled to get emergency medical assistance for 25 minutes. Finally, someone arrived, checked her and found a weak pulse.
It was then suggested that she be immediately transferred to the hospital. The attending doctor did not care to give first aid, CPR or oxygen to my aunty. It took 55 minutes to transfer her to the hospital. She is said to have died en route because crucial time was wasted.”
“Had the attending doctor taken enough care during those crucial minutes, my aunty would have been alive to see the face of her grandkid,” Sheikh said. She alleged: “Apparently, there were no real doctors who could give her CPR or use defibrillator if at all it was available.”
Ahmedabad airport has round-theclock Apollo hospital doctors on duty. Talking to Mirror, Apollo Hospital spokesperson said: “The doctor went and attended the patient. Meanwhile, 108 arrived and the relative of the patient decided to shift her to the hospital.”
When asked what kind of equipment is available for medical emergencies, he said: “Besides a medical room with a doctor and attendant, there’s oxygen cylinder, defibrillator, stretcher and a blue bag as well.” Airports Authority of India has signed MOUs with several hospitals across the country to treat passengers in case of emergencies.
According to a senior airport official, AAI has not done any study about need for emergency medical facility at Indian airports even as air traffic is increasing every year.
04/06/18 Alok Brahmbhatt/Ahmedabad Mirror
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