This story is from May 15, 2021

Tragedy averted at Covid ICU of Jamnagar hospital

A major tragedy was averted after short-circuit in one of the ventilators at the Covid ICU in Jamnagar’s GG Hospital on Friday afternoon. Timely action by the fire personnel deployed at the Covid ICU prevented a fire due to sparks in the electrical circuit.
Tragedy averted at Covid ICU of Jamnagar hospital
As a safety measure, a fire official is deployed round-the-clock at Covid ICUs in all government hospitals. (Representative image)
RAJKOT: A major tragedy was averted after short-circuit in one of the ventilators at the Covid ICU in Jamnagar’s GG Hospital on Friday afternoon. Timely action by the fire personnel deployed at the Covid ICU prevented a fire due to sparks in the electrical circuit.
According to a fire official, the incident took place at about 1 pm in the Covid ICU on the 4th floor of the hospital.
“The staff in the ICU reported that there was a spark in one of the ventilators.
The fire official deployed there reached the spot and cut off the power supply of the ventilator preventing further damage. The patient was immediately shifted to another ventilator,” K K Bisnoi, chief fire officer at Jamnagar told TOI.
“The ventilator in which the spark occurred was brought out of ward and sent for investigation,” he added.
As a safety measure, a fire official is deployed round-the-clock at Covid ICUs in all government hospitals.
The decision to deploy fire officials 24X7 was taken in wake of several incidents of fire in Covid-19 ICU wards reported from different parts of the state.
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