KA-HOSPITAL

Security guard administers glucose drips to patient;video goes

viral

Bengaluru, Jan 9 (PTI): In a shocking incident, a

security guard at a district hospitalallegedly administered

glucose drips to a patient and a video of it has gone viral on

the social media.

The video shows the security guard handling the glucose

bottle and administering it to the patient.

It was reportedly shot recently by relatives ofanother

patient undergoing treatment at the Chamarajanagara district

hospital, tohighlight the alleged apathy of doctors and

nursing staff.

Local health department officials said that the

administration of the hospital comes under the purview of the

government medical college there.

Speaking to a local news channel, district surgeon Dr

Raghuram said that the matter would be enquired into and

actiontaken.

Claiming that he was out of town on official duty, he

said he was heading back to the hospital and would look into

the issue, along with the Dean and the Director of the medical

college.

Last year, another video of the hospital ward being

illuminated with mobile phones during a power cut had gone

viral.