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KOCHI: The emergency medicine team of the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) has successfully transported a critically ill patient, who was on mechanical ventilator, from Nagaland to Kochi.

The patient, who was shifted from the Christian Institute of Health Sciences at Dimapur in Nagaland, has been admitted to the emergency medicine ICU at the AIMS. The team travelled with the patient for nearly 3,800 km, probably the longest distance ever travelled by a critically ill patient by road. The patient, who was diagnosed with malaria and pneumonia, was transported in a fully equipped critical care ambulance, accompanied by trained healthcare specialists. The condition and the vital signs of the patient were monitored by the specialist doctors at the AIMS through internet and mobile applications.

X-Ray, ECG, oxygen level and blood pressure were closely monitored throughout the journey. The treatment, comprising intravenous antimicrobials and ventilator management, had started in the ambulance itself. The mission was made possible by the advanced bus ambulance, and its state-of-the-art facilities. The team comprised Prashanth K M, Drona G Udayan, Arun A P, and drivers Jayanendran and Vijayan.

The mission was authorised by ambulance services in-charge Rahnaji, and conducted under the guidance of emergency medicine HoD Dr Gireesh Kumar K P, Dr Sreekrishnan T P, Dr Sabarish B and Dr Ajith.