Rajouri, Jan 28: The authorities in the Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri Tuesday decided not to discharge eight patients, who were to be discharged today. At present, 11 patients are admitted in GMC Rajouri from budaal village and are undergoing treatment.
Out of this 11 patients 8 are taken off of atropine were to be discharged today.
But the expert committee of Government Medical College Rajouri Chaired by Principal Dr AS Bhatia analysed the whole episode and decided not to discharge the patients unless the final diagnosis of the toxin consumed by them is made by the reports from the Central Forensic laboratories.
Prof (Dr) A S Bhatia said that “At present, we are not sure about the exact nature of the poisonous substance consumed by the inhabitants of Budaal village and we have started an empirical treatment based on statistical data of treatment and have started atropine and which has proved to be a game changer and 100% recovery rate has been achieved.”
He further said they will wait for the final report about the exact nature of the poisonous substances consumed by these persons so that they can be discharged by putting them on medicine which will protect them from the long effects of that toxic compound.
He further added that none of the patients received from the village had typical signs and symptoms of organophosphorus poisoning against which atropine is effective and which was the most surprising feature for all treating doctors but however Atropine has proved to be very effective.
Now it is matter of concern whether there was any other poison along with organophosphorous poisoning or there was a poison against which atropine was also effective, he said.
He emphasized that many poisons have longer acting actions which can produce effects even after 3 to 6 weeks of consumption . Hence taking all precautions the team has decided not to discharge the patients till the final report about the poisonous substance is received from forensic labs so that proper treatment can be given to the patients at the time of discharge.
