Crowded venues should have dedicated emergency evacuation route: Senior doctor

Crowded venues should have dedicated emergency evacuation route: Senior doctor A man who suffered a heart attack in Kudroli area was shifted to a hospital on a motorcycle owing to crowds, says Padmanabha Kamath MANGALURU Heavy rush of people and traffic, due to dasara, in Kudroli area during Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s visit to Gokarnanatha Temple on Thursday evening forced a family in the area to shift a family member, who suffered a heart attack, to the hospital on a motorcycle, according to a senior doctor in the city. “Every major temple, festival venue and crowded public gathering must have a dedicated emergency evacuation route and must be kept clear at all times for ambulances and rescue vehicles,” Padmanabh Kamath, senior interventional cardiologist, KMC Hospital, Mangaluru, said. Dr.