A shocking case came to light from Tikar village in Arwal police station area of Hardoi, UP. Abhay Singh alias Ramu, 35, was bitten by a snake sitting under the counter while he was opening his shop here late on Tuesday night. Abhay fell asleep fast after being bitten by the snake. On the advice of doctors, the younger brothers did not let him sleep and slapped him more than 150 times in about an hour.
A total of 20 anti-venom injections were administered, then life was saved.
Abhay Singh alias Ramu is a resident of Tikar village and runs a mobile and general store. At around 8 pm on Tuesday, September 29, he was opening the shop. Meanwhile, a snake sitting under the counter bit him in the leg. Abhay looked down and saw a snake. He immediately informed his father Ravindra Pratap about the incident.
The family took Abhay to the Community Health Center (CHC) in Harpalpur. Here the doctors started the treatment and gave 10 injections of anti-venom. Abhay was referred to Medical College Hardoi at around 10:30 pm when his condition did not improve. The family members took him to the medical college, where the team of Dr. Shaban Ahmed, who was on emergency duty, started treatment.
Abhay was given 10 more anti-venom injections at the medical college. In this way, a total of 20 anti-venom injections were administered in CHC and Medical College. During the treatment, Abhay started falling asleep fast and started going into a state of unconsciousness repeatedly. Dr. Shaban Ahmed and his team told the family not to let the patient sleep and try to keep him constantly conscious.
Abhay’s younger brothers Raman and Anirudh tried to keep him awake
After this, Abhay’s younger brothers Raman and Anirudh started keeping him awake. The two brothers kept Abhay awake for about an hour. According to the family, during this time they slapped Abhay more than 150 times so that he would not fall asleep. The treatment and monitoring continued for about three hours under the supervision of doctors at the hospital. After this, Abhay’s condition improved and he regained consciousness.
Doctors told the family that Abhay’s condition is improving and he is currently out of danger. He could have been referred to Lucknow’s KGMU in case of serious condition, but after his condition improved, he continued treatment at Medical College Hardoi.
