Mar 24, 2009
Gaurav Tomar
Update (14:00, 25/3/2009): Gaurav’s condition is reported to be improving now. His blood platelets are increasing in number, and his liver is responding now. The doctors have stated that with sustained progress, he will be discharged from the ICU and shifted to the normal ward in two days time. His life is out of danger.
In the wake of tragic events of the last two days, other such incidents have come to the fore. Rohit’s death is not the only recent case of negligence by medical authorities of IIT Kharagpur. Another civil engineering student Gaurav Tomar is fighting for his life at the ICU of Apollo Hospital in Delhi. Gaurav, a fifth year student from LLR hall, was admitted to BC Roy hospital on 10th March on complaining of fever and weakness after where blood tests and was diagnosed with possible hepatitis and urinal tract infection. After five days of medication, his condition continued deteriorating when his friends decided to get him discharged and take him home. On being diagnosed with malaria that had progressed to advanced stage and had affected his kidneys and liver, he was immediately transferred to Apollo hospital in New Delhi, where he is presently on dialysis in the ICU. His blood dilated and the blood platelet count reduced to below 20,000. In an adult, a normal count is about 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter (x 10–6/Liter) of blood. If platelet levels fall below 20,000 per microliter, spontaneous bleeding may occur and is considered a life-threatening risk.(Source)
Gaurav is also a victim of incorrect diagnosis and delayed referral.
“My son, Gaurav is in ICU due to irresponsible acts of doctors at the campus hospital. They were treating him for jaundice and hepatitis for a week while he was suffering from malaria. In the end, I asked him to come back to Meerut. Doctors at B.C. Roy Hospital did not give him any reference letter, neither did they arrange for an ambulance. When he reached Meerut, he was in a terrible state and we had no option but to rush to Apollo Hospital Delhi,” said Mr Jaibir Singh.
We wish Gaurav a speedy recovery. Please watch this space for more updates.
Click here to read the detailed report on the Sunday incident
Wishing Tomar a speedy recovery…..and hoping to see him back in PHUL TEMPO
Our wishes are with you Tomar … God is merciful
Thnx to JOrawar SIngh …
Thanks for the update. Wishing him fast recovery and back in capmus with ‘phul tempo’.
Thankfully! Hoping he gets well soon!
Thnx to Jorawar Singh !
Wishing Tomar a speedy recovery !
On behalf of Mr. Gaurav Tomar, an application for interest free loan (i.e., ‘loan of honour’) and/or donation from the Students’Brotherhood Fund Committee (SBFC) for an amount of Rs. 3.8 lakhs was made by his hallmate Mr. Piyush Gautam (3rd yr. Dual Deg. in Electronics) on 30.3.2009, along with a letter signed by Sri Jaibir Singh -Gaurav’s father and all other necessary documents. In that application, the LLR Hall Warden -Prof. Pallab Banerjee and witness Prof. Sudhir Barai (Civil Engrg.) recommended for donation instead of loan.
on 31.3.2009 I, Piyush Gautam and Sri R.K. Jha -our Medical Insurance Liason Officer met Actg. Director Prof. M. Chakraborty and made a plea for donation to Gaurav Tomar from the surplus money collected under student medical insurance. The next day, Prof. Chakraborty approved our request after a favourable comment by Registrar Dr. Gunasekaran for a donation amount of Rs. 3.5 lakhs from the surplus medical insurance money.
On 2nd April 2009, Registrar facilitated the transfer of the amount into Gaurav Tomar’s Bank Account. Thus we could retain the funds of SBFC as well as ensure donation for a ‘good cause’ as rightly termed by the Registrar.
In my capacity as SBFC Chairman, I sincerely thank our Actg. Director, Registrar, LLR Warden, Prof. Barai, Sri Jha, Mr. Piyush Gautam and all others who made this passible, for the first time in the IIT KGP history.
-V. R. Desai, Assoc. Prof., Civil Engrg. & Chairman, SBFC
I personally wish Gaurav Tomar a speedy and complete recovery. I’m sorry, I forgot to do this in my earlier posting.
-V.R. Desai
That is great.
Thanks Dr Desai!
I pray for speedy recovery for my first year wingmate too!
We are very thankful to Dr. Desai and others for making this possible.