The boy's grandmother said that she lost her grandson on the way because Bheri Hospital did not provide treatment.
Six-year-old Dipesh Chamar of Herminia, Duduwa Rural Municipality-6, Banke, was hit by a horse-drawn cart in front of his school on Sunday. The unconscious boy was taken to Bheri Hospital by the school and his family.
Upon arrival, the hospital advised him to be taken to Sanjeevani Hospital (Nursing Home) saying that treatment was not possible. When he was taken to Sanjeevani Hospital in BP Chowk, the doctor declared him dead. The distance between these two hospitals is about one kilometer.
Grandmother Geeta Chamar, who was in the hospital premises for her grandson's postmortem, said that she lost her grandson on the way when he was not treated even when he was brought to the hospital. She said, "Even if I had treated him, I would have been relieved, but I had to lose my grandson on the way."
At 2 pm on Sunday, 6-year-old Dipesh, a student of Class 1 at Duduwa-6 Hirminiya Bakauli Sikkhanpurwa Community School, was hit by a buggy (horse-drawn carriage) while he was standing in front of the school. The boy, who had come out of the school during lunch time, was still outside when the bell rang.
After the incident, the school administration and the family together took the child to Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj. ‘When the child reached Bheri Hospital, the child was alive. If Bheri Hospital had started treatment immediately instead of referring him, there was a strong chance of survival,’ said social activist Ruby Khan. ‘The situation of other children in government hospitals is similar.’
Bheri Hospital is not providing ICU beds and all are booked, but beds are booked in advance for patients at the doctor’s clinic.’
Bheri Hospital Nepalgunj Information Officer Sanket Risal said that the child was referred to another hospital as his condition was serious. ‘When I spoke to the doctor on duty at the hospital, the child’s condition was serious. There is no CT scan in the hospital. "He had informed the family that treatment was not possible at Bheri Hospital as we did not have a neurologist," he said. "It is not possible to treat the patient as we do not have the necessary equipment."
