Man gets trapped in hospital lift for 48 hours after routine checkup: Here's his story
A man's visit to a Thiruvananthapuram hospital for a checkup turned into a nightmare when he became trapped in a lift for 48 hours. Despite his desperate attempts to call for help, he was only discovered after two days.
A man from Kerala went to the hospital for a routine checkup, but what he encountered was something he could never have expected. It wasn't a dire diagnosis or a serious health issue¡ªinstead, it was an astonishing twist that had nothing to do with his health at all.
On Saturday, 59-year-old Ravindran Nair from Ulloor visited the Government Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram seeking relief for his persistent back pain.
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His routine visit for treatment turned into a harrowing ordeal that would leave him trapped in the hospital's lift for two excruciating days.
Nair had entered the lift in the Orthopaedics Department of the OP Block, intending to reach the first floor. However, the lift malfunctioned, descending without opening its doors.
Stranded inside, Nair desperately shouted for help, but his cries went unanswered.
In a tragic twist, his mobile phone fell and broke during the ordeal, rendering him helpless and unable to contact his family or seek assistance.
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The agonising situation continued until Monday morning, when the lift operator, beginning routine maintenance work, discovered Nair in a state of severe distress.
By then, he had been trapped for nearly 48 hours.
On Sunday night, alarmed by his prolonged absence, Nair's family had filed a missing person report with the medical college police.
The grim discovery of Nair in such a condition shocked both the authorities and the public.
Hospital officials later confirmed that the lift was indeed undergoing maintenance during the time Nair was trapped.
However, it remains unclear whether appropriate warning signs were posted to prevent the use of the malfunctioning lift.
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Furthermore, there was a significant lapse in protocol, as there were no checks in place to ensure that no one was inside the lift before maintenance began.
This distressing incident highlights not only the severe malfunction of hospital facilities but also a profound failure in ensuring patient safety and emergency protocols.
The case underscores a need for urgent reforms in hospital maintenance practices to prevent such heart-wrenching situations in the future.
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