IMPHAL, Aug 3: A 24 yrs old Male, named Ajen Khan, s/o Phajera, r/o Irongcheshaba (Thoubal) was bitten by a venomous snake on his right foot while walking on road and brought to 15 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR(South) unit Hospital at around 08:30 PM today in a critical condition. The unit Medical team immediately provided anti-venom vaccine. Patient’s condition had gone worse due to the effect of the venom in his tissues. The patient was kept under observation with help of cardio respiratory monitor. As a result, the condition of the patient was stabilized.
In yet another, yesterday a 27 year old man namely Suraj Singh, S/o M Nithemjao Singh of village Kakching Khunou, District Thoubal was bitten by a venomous snake while working in a paddy field and brought to 27 Assam Rifles Unit Hospital at around 4.30 PM in a critical condition. The Unit Medical Team immediately provided him critical life saving medical care by administering Anti Venom injection and kept her under observation with the help of cardio respiratory monitor and as a result managed to stabilize her condition and evacuated him to District Hospital, Thoubal.
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