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Bihar hospital inquiry after cardboard used as leg splint
The Bihar government has ordered an inquiry after a video showed a patient at Manjhaul Sub-divisional Hospital in Begusarai with cardboard tied to his fractured leg as a splint. The patient, Krishna…
The Story in Brief
The Bihar government has ordered an inquiry after a video showed a patient at Manjhaul Sub-divisional Hospital in Begusarai with cardboard tied to his fractured leg as a splint. The patient, Krishna Kumar, was injured in a road accident. Hindustan Times reports the accident occurred on July 15, while Livemint puts the date at August 3, the sources disagree on this detail. The hospital in-charge, Abhinav Priyadarshi, defended the use of cardboard as a standard first-aid practice when a proper splint is unavailable. The patient was later treated at Begusarai Sadar Hospital.
The Indian Opinion
The viral video invites two predictable reactions, a smug 'just Bihar things' from outsiders and a defensive 'it was valid first aid' from the hospital. Both miss the point. Cardboard is indeed an accepted temporary splint when plaster is unavailable. But the real scandal is that a government hospital had no plaster of Paris or orthopaedic specialist on duty that night. The civil surgeon’s inquiry must answer one question: was this a one-off shortage or a chronic failure of supply? The district’s stock records will settle that.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, livemint.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
