Lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many - normal life has come to a complete standstill and essential services, in many ways, have been hit hard.?
In this time of crisis, being human and lending a helping hand to people in dire need, is the only way?to get by.
There have been multiple examples of people going out of their way to help others, and among them, is a?doctor in Alibaug who managed to save a sick newborn's life by rushing him to a neo-natal facility on his bike, amid lockdown.
The mother of the baby, Shweta Patil, had developed labour pains in the early hours of Friday and was taken to a nursing home by her husband. A c-section was performed and a baby boy weighing 1.5 kilograms was delivered with normal parameters, reported PTI.
Soon after birth, the baby developed breathing problems and had turned blue. At that time, the couple was very scared as they had already lost their first child within hours of birth. As for the mother, she was put on medication to keep her diabetes under control.
Having realised there was no means of transportation due to the lockdown, the doctor at the clinic took the newborn to a hospital on his own two-wheeler.
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"I admitted the baby to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and put him on oxygen support and his condition stabilised after 12 hours," he said.?
"It was an overwhelming experience for me. The baby held on to my finger during the examination and I just wanted to assure him that he was safe and will get well soon," he said.?
The coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown has highlighted the risk taken by health workers who go above and beyond the call of duty to save a patient's life with limited resources at their disposal.
All Inputs PTI