Young man’s eye burst due to shards of glass – Photo : Amar Ujala Digital Detail A young man died due to explosion of oxygen flow meter in Khandwa district hospital on Monday. The pupil of the eye burst. The accident occurred due to increase in the pressure of the oxygen cylinder being given to the patient admitted in the TB ward of the hospital. The glass flowmeter fitted in the cylinder burst and hit the patient’s relative’s eye. The injured has been admitted to the eye ward of the hospital itself. At the same time, injury marks have also come on the cheek of the nurse giving duty in the ward. Civil surgeon said, family members made pressure to increase the pressure

In this case, the civil surgeon said that the relatives pressurized the patient to increase the flow of oxygen. As soon as the pressure increased, the glass flowmeter fitted in the cylinder burst. In this accident, along with the family members of the patient, the nursing staff was also injured. Action will be taken against the culprits after the investigation of the case. Injured’s allegation, the ward boy did not know how to operate the cylinder

Moin Shah, a resident of Padamkund, who was injured in the accident, said that my aunt’s son, a resident of Khalwa, was admitted in the TB ward. Got a call at night that he is getting nervous. He needed oxygen, but he was not getting oxygen properly. The ward boy present there was not aware of the methods of opening and closing the oxygen cylinder. When the ward boy brought the cylinder, I went and helped him. When the sister present in the ward asked to open the wall of the cylinder, the ward boy opened the wall so much that the glass bottle on top of the cylinder got blasted. A piece of it flew off and entered my eye. The doctor told that the black pupil of the eye has burst. Will have to go to Indore to get two operations done. Operation will cost thousand rupees. I don’t have enough money to get my operation done. The doctor said there is no guarantee that the light will come. He is not able to see properly even with the other eye. Sonography of the patient’s eye will be done today

Civil Surgeon Dr. OP Jugtawat told that according to the nurse of the ward, the relatives were speeding up the flow of oxygen being given to the patient. Due to which the family and staff got hurt due to the bursting of the glass bottle of the flowmeter. The patient has been seen by an eye specialist. Sonography of his eye will also be done. At the same time, in the eye ward, the doctors got the patient to write in his file that he could lose his eyesight during the operation. Its responsibility will not be of the doctor-staff but of the patient and his family. ,