A post by Dr MC Mishra ......A laparoscopic surgeon , Ex HOD and dean AIIMS New Delhi. Patient In Ambulance !!! In coming years more and more critical patients will die in ambulance !!! A scenario A patient goes to family physician who checks him , declares that he is serious.... advise to get admitted and PATIENT starts his journey IN AMBULANCE . Goes to near by small nursing home , doctor finds him critical ,can be saved in ward with some more vigilant care but technically he needs an ICU , not available in this nursing home ..... referred to higher center and PATIENT Again IN AMBULANCE !! Go to some bigger hospital , doctor finds him critical , thinks about admitting him to ICU but holds on , hospital doesn't have round the clock super specialist !!! If some mishap occurs during treatment then media and court will ask about it . Referred to higher centre. And again PATIENT IN AMBULANCE !! Goes to big corporate hospital , every facility available but treatment cost too high , cannot be borne by relatives , refused to admit and again PATIENT IN AMBULANCE !! Now goes to big government hospital , overcrowded ,no beds available,have to wait for 3 to 4 days before get admitted , and again PATIENT Still IN AMBULANCE !! Where to go ? Go to media? Go to govt.? And PATIENT DIES IN AMBULANCE.
