HYDERABAD: A medico was attacked by a pack of 11 stray canine within the early hours of Tuedsay on the Authorities Common & Chest Hospital in Erragadda as she was leaving to take care of sufferers.
The primary-year postgraduate medical pupil suffered deep wounds from a number of bites on her arms, legs and different physique components. She was instantly taken to the hospital’s casualty ward for therapy.
The incident occurred about 2 am as the coed was strolling towards the hospital constructing when the strays attacked her. On listening to her screams and noticing the incident, sufferers’ attendants scared the canine away and rescued her. Nevertheless, by the point assist arrived, the medical pupil had suffered important wounds from canine bites.
That is the second time that hospital employees had been bitten by stray canine on the premises, likely by the identical pack.
In accordance with Dr S. Srikanth, head of the Osmania Junior Medical doctors’ Affiliation (JUDA), the primary incident had occurred a number of months in the past. He mentioned the fear of strays has gripped medical doctors and medical employees. No steps have been initiated to take care of the canine numbers regardless of the matter being delivered to the eye of officers involved.
Additional, Dr Srikanth mentioned the canine menace was not restricted to the Authorities Common & Chest Hospital. Different authorities hospitals such because the Institute of Psychological Well being, Erragadda, have been additionally affected. Chest Hospital superintendent Dr Mahaboob Khan, acknowledged that strays incessantly prowled the hospital, given the campus’ measurement and proximity to an city forest.
“Since a 12 months in the past, we have been trying to seize each canine. To that finish, we have been calling the municipal canine squad twice per week. They incessantly go to and catch some canine. There have been one or two instances of canine bites. We have executed all the pieces we will to stop such incidents,” he mentioned.
