Man bitten by snake in Gujarat seeks treatment 1300 kms away in UP
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Kanpur: A man was rushed to a hospital 1,300 km away in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur after he was bitten by a venomous snake in Gujarat on August 15.
Sunil Kumar, 20, a labourer in Rajkot, Gujarat hailing from Fatehpur, was initially taken to a health centre in the state but he condition worsened, becoming unconscious.
His deteriorating health forced his family to take him to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur for better treatment.
They hired an Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance in Gujarat for Rs 51,000 and travelled a distance of 1,307 km to bring the patient to Kanpur.
On reaching LLR Hospital, he was immediately put on a ventilator and his treatment was started.
The hard work of the doctors paid off and slowly the patient began to recuperate and the ventilator support was removed on Saturday.
Senior physician of LLR Dr B.P. Priyadarshi said that the patient had arrived on the night of August 17.
“His condition was very critical. Snake venom had a neuro-toxic effect in the body. Anti-venom and other medicines were given to him. Sunil’s condition has now improved. He has been removed from the ventilator and shifted to the ICU ward. His life is now out of danger,” he added.
Sunil is a native of Rari village under Kishanpur police station area of Uttar Pradesh' Fatehpur district and works in Rajkot.
IANS with superficial edits