Medical stalls busy at puja pandals

Revellers are flocking to not only the eateries at Durga Puja pandals but also the medical stalls there. Rhythma Kaul reports.

Updated on: Oct 22, 2012, 23:46:30 IST

Hindustan Times | By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi

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Revellers are flocking to not only the eateries at Durga Puja pandals but also the medical stalls there.

Gurgaon-based Artemis Hospital that has set up a medical stall at one of the pandals in south Delhi's Chittaranjan Park has given first-aid to about 25 people in the past three days. The stall has a heart specialist and two trained nurses available till 11pm when the rush of pandal-hoppers is at its peak.

At least 10 people come to the stall daily to get their blood pressure levels checked.

PK Chattopadhyaya, a retired bank official, spent 15 minutes at the stall enquiring about the precautions someone with a stent should take.

"I got my angioplasty done at a government hospital. Because of the rush there, doctors were unable to give me much time. These guys have shown me in detail how angioplasty is done and how I should take care now," he said.

The medical stalls in the pandals open at 10am. Fortis Healthcare has stationed three ambulances at pandals for any medical emergency. The ambulances stay at the pandals from 8.30am to 1am daily."We have all the facilities for emergency care," said Stanly Titces, a paramedic in one of the ambulances.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rhythma Kaul
Rhythma Kaul is the national health editor of the Hindustan Times. She has been reporting on public health, medicine, and medical research, with a particular focus on how government decisions and health system reforms shape people’s lives. Rhythma has over 25 years of journalistic experience. She joined Hindustan Times in 2008, and has since covered everything from pandemics and infectious diseases to cutting‑edge medical research and climate‑related health challenges. Her stories routinely track the work of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, department of pharmaceuticals, and key national health programmes, making complex medical science and policy accessible to a wide audience. One of her prominent news breaks has been the 2012 Baby Falak case: A two-year-old brutally battered baby girl was admitted to AIIMS-Delhi with severe head injuries, multiple fractures, human bite marks, and burns. The police investigation revealed this to be a case of multi-state human-trafficking racket. She was profiled by The Wall Street Journal for breaking this story. Rhythma holds a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Prior to Hindustan Times, she worked with the India Today Group. Rhythma can be contacted at rhythma.kaul@hindustantimes.com. Her X handle is @RamblingBrook.Read More

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