Health department team checking expired injections in the district hospital.
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The Kayakalp team reached the district hospital in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on Monday for inspection. During the inspection, injections with short expiry date were found kept in the emergency tray. One nurse could not show that she was wearing gloves properly. Another did not even know how to wash hands properly. Biomedical waste was not disposed of properly along with dirt in the wards and toilets. The team suggested the nursing staff here not to wear Kalawa etc. on hands, saying that there is a risk of infection due to this.
The Kayakalp team inspects government hospitals twice a year for grading. Dr. Ravish Kumar, a member of the Kayakalp team, inspected the district hospital on Monday. He first went to the PICU ward. Here, the injection given to prevent vomiting in the emergency tray was of short expiry date. It should be kept separately.
He asked the nurse to wear gloves, but the gloves tore while wearing them. The nurse standing next to him asked, has he worn the gloves properly? Then another nurse showed him how to wear the gloves properly. After this, he asked him how to wash hands so that the infection does not spread among the patients, but the method of washing hands was also not correct.
The nurses and paramedical staff were wearing Kalava. They also said that there is a danger of infection spreading from one patient to another through Kalava. Dr. Ravish instructed not to wear Kalava and not to apply mehendi here. Dirt was found in the ward and toilet. Biomedical waste was not being disposed of properly.
Medicines were not kept properly in the store. The store in-charge was asked whether he provides written information regarding the expiry date of medicines sent to the wards. On receiving a negative answer, he was instructed to send written information regarding the expiry date along with the supply of medicines every time. He was asked to keep the expired medicines separately and write the expiry date on them. 3600 patients were found admitted in the OPD of the hospital and 60 patients in the ward.
Marks will be given based on inspection
This is the department’s internal inspection process. Marks will be given on the basis of inspection. This motivates us to correct our shortcomings and do better. No major shortcomings have been found. The report will be available tomorrow. – Dr. R.K. Arora, Chief Superintendent, District Hospital