JANGAON: In a shocking incident, a security guard conducted an ECG test for a patient, without a medical expert or lab technician, at Jangaon District Government Hospital on Wednesday.
Photos and videos of the event went viral in social media. There has been no official response regarding the episode, yet.
Sources said that the patient—B Bhaskar from Bhachannapet—rushed to the hospital with the breathing problem. The receptionist at the registration counter directed him to consult in the ECG lab.
The patient, along with the attendant, rushed to the ECG lab. There they found that there was no one in the lab, and they tried to contact lab technicians for test, but to no avail.
They asked a security guard on the premises about the lab assistant. The security guard said that it was his work and conducted a ECG test, the sources added.