Tag: Patient Carried On Cot

A critical ill woman of Firozabad village under Korei block in the district had to be carried on a cot for more than one kilometre to the ambulance in absence of a motorable road

The Odisha government’s tall claim of providing better road connectivity in rural areas seem to have fallen flat after a critical patient was carried on a cot for around two kilometre due to lack of proper road connectivity at Kumudaphala village under Balishankara block in the district.

Malkangiri: A critical patient had to be carried on a cot to the hospital as ambulance could not reach his village because of inaccessible road conditions. The incident was reported from Gajiaguda village under Khairaput block of Malkangiri where Laxman Pangi was carried on a cot by his family for nearly 3 kms. Sources said […]

Nuapada: Failure of ambulance services to reach villages of Odisha due to poor road connectivity has become common in the State. In yet another case, a patient was carried on cot at Mahuljharan village under Khariar block in Birighat panchayat of the district on Thursday after an ambulance failed to reach him. According to sources, […]

Sundergarh: A pregnant woman on Thursday was carried on a cot for 2 kms to board an ambulance, which allegedly failed to reach the patient due to lack of motorable road in Hatituku village under Lephripara Tehsil of Sundargarh district. A six-month pregnant woman of Hatituku village reportedly sustained burn injuries while cooking this morning. […]

Bargarh: Absence of motorable roads in the interior pockets of Odisha continues to haunt people, at times to the extent of putting their lives at stake. In one such case, a man of Kantatela village under Bugbuga pachayat in Bargarh district died on his way to hospital allegedly after ambulance failed to reach him on […]

Nayagarh: Lack of timely medical help due to poor road connectivity in the interiors of Odisha continues to haunt a large population in the State, often putting their lives at risk. In another such instance, a 65-year-old senior citizen from Koshalanga village under Nuagaon block in the district died on Friday night on account of […]