41 ambulances, 2 helicopters able to ferry the rescued to hospital
DEHRADUN: With hopes rising that 41 staff trapped within the under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi’s Silkyara could also be evacuated quickly, ambulances and helicopters are on standby to ferry rescued staff to hospitals, experiences Shivani Azad.
Chief medical officer of Uttarkashi Dr RCS Panwar mentioned, “We can have not less than one ambulance per individual alongside together with his attendant in it.A 40-bed Covid ward at Chinyalisaur neighborhood well being centre will probably be used for medical help. Those that require superior remedy will probably be taken to the district hospital. We’ve extra docs coming in from Dehradun too.”
“Two choppers have additionally been stored on standby by the catastrophe administration workforce at Chinyalisaur,” the CMO added.
Based on well being consultants, the trapped staff might face varied medical circumstances corresponding to respiratory illnesses due to being cooped in a non-ventilated tunnel for 11 days and lack of Vitamin D resulting from lack of publicity to daylight.
TOI sources mentioned “15 docs have been known as to observe the employees’ well being”. The director-general of the well being division, Dr Vinita Shah, visited the tunnel website on Wednesday to take inventory of the scenario and directed officers “to make sure that well being staff should not given depart till the rescue operation ends”.
Chief medical officer of Uttarkashi Dr RCS Panwar mentioned, “We can have not less than one ambulance per individual alongside together with his attendant in it.A 40-bed Covid ward at Chinyalisaur neighborhood well being centre will probably be used for medical help. Those that require superior remedy will probably be taken to the district hospital. We’ve extra docs coming in from Dehradun too.”
“Two choppers have additionally been stored on standby by the catastrophe administration workforce at Chinyalisaur,” the CMO added.
Based on well being consultants, the trapped staff might face varied medical circumstances corresponding to respiratory illnesses due to being cooped in a non-ventilated tunnel for 11 days and lack of Vitamin D resulting from lack of publicity to daylight.
TOI sources mentioned “15 docs have been known as to observe the employees’ well being”. The director-general of the well being division, Dr Vinita Shah, visited the tunnel website on Wednesday to take inventory of the scenario and directed officers “to make sure that well being staff should not given depart till the rescue operation ends”.
