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AIIMS doctor risks his life to save critically ill COVID-19 patient | Delhi

Dr Zahid Abdul Majeed

On May 7, AIIMS doctor Zahid Abdul Majeed risked his own life to save a critically ill COVID-19 patient by removing his PPE to re-intubate the patient in the ambulance, which was rushing to the hospitals trauma centre. Dr Majeed, who’s a senior resident doctor at AIIMS, has been asked to quarantine after the incident.

As per reports, the patient was admitted initially at the main AIIMS building but was being shifted to the trauma centre, which is designated for treating COVID-19 patients. While shifting the patient, Dr Majeed noted difficulty in ventilating the patient and suspected mispositioning of the tube placed into the patient’s windpipe. He immediately decided to re-intubate the patient without further delay. As he could not see clearly because of the PPE he was wearing, he decided to remove it.

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Dr Zahid, who hails from Wanihama Dialgam village in Kashmirs Anantnag district, has been working at AIIMS for about two years. My father called me today (May 10) and said even if I were to die from COVID-19, he would not grieve as I saved the life of a patient and may die as a martyr. It felt like a weight had been lifted from my heart. My parents appreciated the spirit with which this intervention was performed, Dr Majeed said.

Dr Majeed added that all the healthcare professionals must wear PPE and his example should not be followed. The patient couldve suffered cardiac arrest in no time if the tube would not have been positioned right. In a dim-lit ambulance, working with PPE wasn’t a viable option and I quickly removed the face-shield and goggles since they were fogging up my vision. While keeping my N-95 mask on, I performed the procedure, Dr Majeed said.

This is the holy month of Ramdan and I reacted to a fellow human being in distress. As a doctor and a human being, I couldn’t have let harm come to my patient. The thinking and orientation at AIIMS are such that I always have seen my teachers and seniors go that extra mile for the patients. It does affect the way you start looking at your duty, Dr Majeed said.

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Nitin Gadkari graces screening of ‘Me Vasantrao’ at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur

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Radhika Dhawad | Photographer : Nitin Mankar | Photographer : Bhavesh Mahalle | Nagpur

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari graced the special screening of Marathi movie ‘Me Vasantrao’ – a movie based on the life of Hindustani classical singer and violinist Vasantrao Deshpande.

The screening was held at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur on Sunday evening in the presence family members, friends and the cast of the movie.

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Mayor Dayashankari Tiwari kicks off polio drive in Nagpur

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Nagpur Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari, on Sunday, launched Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) door-to-door polio campaign drive. He, along with Deputy Mayor Manisha Dhawade visited Rognidan Centre in Mahal, Nagpur and inaugurated the campaign by giving polio drops to a toddler.
As per NMC officials, ten Zonal Medical Officers and Ten Health inspectors would visit every house in their respective zones, in order to vaccinate children between the ages of zero-five to immune them against polio.
NMC had recognised Sunday as the official day for polio vaccination. Under Polio Ravivar, they plan to vaccinate more than three lakh kids in Nagpur. They also urged Nagpurkars to vaccinate their children at pulse Polio Booths near their homes from 8 am- 5 pm, on Sunday.
NMC Standing Committee Chief, Corporator Vijay Zalke spoke to Nation Next regarding this campaign and said, This year’s polio drive is going to be bigger than last year. We are planning to vaccinate around 3- 3.15 lakh kids. NMC is bearing the cost of infrastructure and execution. The state government provided us with the doses.
He further stated that there were special teams to vaccinate the homeless during night. ?When it comes to the health of Nagpurkars, money is not a factor we should think about, said Zalke when asked about NMC’s current financial crunch.
As per Zalke, vaccination facility would also be available in slums,, factory areas and other outskirts of Nagpur.

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Congress legislator caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly

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Congress leader Prakash Rathod, on Friday, was caught on camera while allegedly scrolling through few adult content clips in the State Assembly. This turned out to be a huge embarrassment for both, Congress and Rathod as regional channels aired the video, in which he was ?caught in the act.
The MLC member was present in the house during the proceedings of the legislative council. While the house was in session, Rathod was watching adult content on his smartphone.
However, he threw these charges under the bus and said, I was looking for materials for a question I wanted to ask the government in question hour.
?When I was looking for question material, I deleted too many messages as my phone storage was full. What the media has shown or seen, I don’t know. I would never do such things or see such things, he added.
This was not the first time in Karnataka that such an incident had happened. Back in 2012, three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers were caught on camera allegedly watching adult content in the State Assembly. Following the scandal, they resigned from the state government due to public embarrassment.

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