The GMC Surgery Department sees 60% of RTA cases within 24 hours

Doctors ensured service despite the Eid holiday

Irfan Tramboo
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: Doctors at the Department of Surgery, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, today revealed that 60% of the patients admitted to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) in the last 24 hours were victims of Road Traffic. Accidents (RTAs) across Kashmir.
Of all the cases reported to the Accident and Emergency Department of SMHS, the Department of Surgery treated 361 patients, of whom 53 were admitted for further treatment.
“…in a 24-hour shift on Eid day…361 patients, including 53 inpatients, were managed. 60% were traffic accidents. Please drive carefully,” wrote Dr. Iqbal Saleem Mir, who currently heads the Department of Surgery, at X.
Despite the Eid celebrations, doctors, especially from outside Kashmir, along with other staff in the Department of Surgery, remained available to ensure that patients get the necessary care and services.
Dr. Saleem told Excelsior that during Eid, there has been an increase in road accidents, stressing the need to observe traffic laws and caution, especially among young people who make up the majority of these victims.
The Resident Doctor in the Department of Surgery mentioned that in that period, in addition to treating patients who need more care, four life-saving surgeries were also performed.
“The patients were easily served by the doctors and staff who were there despite it being Eid and despite the absence of canteen services these days; the workers made sure they were at their stations,” he said.
Another health professional, while working during Eid days in the Department of Surgery, said that doctors, health workers and nurses deserve due praise, “because they leave their families despite the celebration; especially those doctors who have come from outside J&K.”
The efforts of the doctors received praise online, with people praising the role of health professionals and emphasizing the importance of their presence in saving precious lives.
A doctor from Kashmir who is currently working in the UK, Shaheen Shora, wrote: “A great job that frees up family time to care for patients! Medicine remains a noble profession…We get 1 extra day off instead of every day worked on an official day off. Something to consider if it hasn’t already.”
Similar incidents, where doctors remained available for patient care despite the holidays, were also reported from different parts of Kashmir.
Previously, the Secretary Department of Health and Medical Education (H&ME), Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, shared a post showing doctors performing a laparoscopic surgery (LSCS) at the (SDH) Bijbehara District Hospital, calling the team of doctors “heroes.” “.
“It takes faith and strength to put work before yourself. On festive days when many spend it with family and friends, there are doctors and health workers who use it at work, in caring for the sick. To all those who are on duty today, like many other days of the party, you are our heroes,” Secretary wrote on X, sharing a photo from OT where LSCS performed.
The Orthopedic and Joint Hospital, Barzulla, also received a number of RTA cases during the Eid days; however, the exact number was not available at the time of this report.