‘Railways need to boost medical emergencies’

The railways should work out a solution for medical emergencies as it will lead to the saving of lives, Mumbai’s postal director Abha Singh said on Thursday, following the death of the assistant superintendent of posts who fell off a train.

“So many people travel by trains and it is important to ensure their safety. The railways can charge the relatives a fee later, but it is important to shift the victim to an equipped hospital in the least possible time,” she said.

“In Neelkanthan’s case, I spoke to the RPF constable who shifted him and learnt that he was put on a local train to CST, from where he was transported to St George’s Hospital. The process itself took long and there was significant loss of blood. We filed a complaint with the police just to ensure that such incidents are not repeated for the greater public good,” she said.

 “When I reached St Georges, he was alive. But the hospital is not equipped to handle such cases as it does not have life-saving devices. We were desperately calling up hospitals and ambulances since doctors there felt that he should be shifted to a bigger hospital. But it was too late,” Singh added.