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Jabalpur: 5-Year-Old Snakebite Victim Dies After Ambulance Makes Her Wait for Two Hours
- •Five-year-old Diksha Thakur from Deori village in Jabalpur was bitten by a snake and rushed to Katangi Community Health Center.
- •After primary treatment, doctors referred her to Jabalpur Medical College due to her critical condition.
- •The family alleged that the ambulance driver refused service on the excuse of a flat tire, causing a fatal two-hour delay.
- •The child tragically passed away on the way to the Medical College.
- •Jabalpur CMHO Dr. Naveen Kothari took immediate action and suspended the ambulance driver and EMT for negligence.
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Following the tragic death of 5-year-old Diksha Thakur due to an alleged two-hour ambulance delay, Jabalpur CMHO Dr. Naveen Kothari investigated the incident and suspended both the ambulance driver and the EMT with immediate effect.
After being bitten by a snake in village Deori, 5-year-old Diksha was rushed to the Katangi Community Health Center where doctors provided primary treatment and administered necessary injections before referring her to Jabalpur Medical College due to her critical condition.
Family members alleged that although an ambulance was available at the Katangi hospital premises, staff claimed the vehicle's tire was damaged, leading the driver to take it away and causing a critical two-hour delay before the girl could be sent to the Medical College.
