Ambulance staff conduct delivery of Covid +ve woman in Lahaul & Spiti

Tribune News Service

Mandi, August 30

Ambulance staff of the GVK EMRI conducted a safe delivery of a Covid-positive pregnant woman in Lahaul & Spiti yesterday. Both the child and the mother are healthy.

Pushpa Devi (22) of Thirot village in Lahaul & Spiti suffered labour pains at home so she was rushed to the Primary Health Centre at Thirot. However, the doctor on duty referred her to the district hospital at Keylong for a safe delivery. She was infected with Covid-19.

When the ambulance of the GVK EMRI was taking her to the district hospital, she suffered severe pain, forcing the ambulance staff to make efforts for her safe delivery.

Emergency medical technician Maan Chand and ambulance pilot Bhuvneshwar conducted the delivery of the successfully in the ambulance. She gave birth to a baby boy.

Mehul Sukumaran, head of GVK EMRI in Himachal, said the ambulance service was proving to be a boon for the people of the state, especially in remote areas, where the means of transportation are less.