Villagers Carry Patient 4 Kilometres On A Cot In Dantewada

Dantewada: In the Maoist-affected rural areas of Chhattisgarh, there are many places which do not have proper roads, leaving the villagers to bear the brunt of inaccessibility. This situation led to an instance where a patient in an emergency had to be carried for four kilometres on a charpoy (cot) to an ambulance.

In Metapal village of Dantewada Tehsil in the Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh, a youngster, Rajesh Podiam, was reportedly ill for a few days. Rajesh was suffering from a high fever, stomach pain, and diarrhoea. The villagers initially tried traditional methods of treating him, but he showed no improvement.

When his health didn’t get better after four days of illness, the villagers called the emergency number 112 and requested an ambulance. Following this, the Dantewada District Hospital dispatched an ambulance with driver Ashok Singh and a nurse, Neeta Ponyam.

On reaching the area, when Singh and Ponyam realised that they can't reach the village as there is no driveable road to the village, they proceeded on foot to Metapal.

After Neeta reached the village and examined the 18-year-old patient, it was ascertained that the patient needed to be shifted to a hospital immediately, and the villagers then came up with the solution. They carried him four kilometres using a cot as an improvised stretcher, under the supervision of the nurse.

The patient was then put in the ambulance, which was parked there and taken to the Dantewada District Hospital. According to the nurse, while he is stable now, the patient’s life would have been in danger if he had not been admitted on time.

The patient is recovering at the Dantewada District Hospital.

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