Rat bites elderly patient’s toe at Tiruchi GH ward
An elderly patient at a government hospital in Tiruchi suffered a toe injury after being bitten by a rat while recovering from surgery. Hospital officials have promised to improve pest control measures, though they could not confirm the incident due to a lack of surveillance in the women's ward.
Why it matters
The incident highlights critical lapses in hygiene and infrastructure within public healthcare facilities, raising concerns about patient safety.
In a shocking incident, a female senior citizen undergoing post-operative care in the general ward after an orthopaedic surgery at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Tiruchi suffered a toe injury after reportedly being bitten by a rat.
According to local reports, the woman patient, in her 70s, had been admitted to the MGMGH to be treated for an ankle injury she had sustained when she fell at home in Alathur near Kalkandarkottai. On Thursday, her son, who was attending to her, went to serve her tea and was shocked to find that a part of her toe had been damaged, supposedly by rat bite.
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