The incident took place at Agra Medical College in Uttar Pradesh. | Photo Credit: ANI

Agra: In yet another display of shocking display of medical apathy, a man was forced to carry an oxygen cylinder on his shoulder for his ailing mother as the duo awaited an ambulance, ANI reported. The incident took place at Agra Medical College in Uttar Pradesh. The mother, indentified as Angura Devi, and her son belong to the state's Runakta village, reports said. In a picture that has gone viral on social media, the woman can be seen standing in the hospital premises with her oxygen mask on, while her son carries the oxygen cylinder on his shoulder.

According to media reports, Angura Devi had been admitted to the hospital on Thursday after she complained of shortness of breath. After administering initial treatment, the hospital asked her to wait outside for an ambulance that would take them to her ward. Reportedly, the distance between the trauma centre and the ward is a bit far. However, as per news agency ANI, the mother-son duo waited for the ambulance for a long time but it did not turn up.

In fact, some media reports claimed that there was a shortage of medicines and unavailability of stretchers for patients at the SN Medical College in Agra. Meanwhile, hospital authorities have denied the allegations and have stated that a probe will be ordered in the case if lapses are found, ANI reported.

A hospital staff told ANI, "During patients' shifting ward boy asked him to wait for a while, that is when media took photos. We will inquire about the issue and will act if lapses are found."

Last year, at least 64 children had died due to alleged disruption of the supply of oxygen in Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur, in one of the appalling cases of alleged medical negligence in recent times.



