A guy has been rejected by the Federal staff hospital Gwarimpa And Gwarimpa general hospital after getting hit by another car.
A good Samaritan who took him to the hospital was dejected when the staff of the hospital told her that there was no drip and bed to give to him.
Another hospital told them that the emergency unit was quarantined and the only doctor around refused to come out, they were finally accepted by another hospital and the boy is receiving medical treatment.
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Guys, usually I wouldn’t do this, but my heart is completely broken tonight because of the state of the medical system in our country. Tonight a guy was hit by a car on the express. I had to carry him in my car to ensure he got medical care because everyone else was just watching. We got to the first hospital & they turned him.away during to “lack of drip”….. (my mind was blown…. a hospital? Turning away a dying man?) K….. we went to the second hospital, they said the emergency centre was quarantined & the only doctor around refused to come out.
I was upset because everyone was standing & watching us, this man was bleeding the whole time & I legit thought he’ll die anytime soon, so after arguing uselessly, we took him to the national hospital where he is being attended to. I just got to my house now, it’s 2:33 am. I’m tweeting this for a few reasons..when you see a disaster, take action, don’t just stand & watch. Nigerians are great at being bystanders & they were a lot of them tonight. Secondly, our medical system has cost so many families their loved ones. How can a hospital not have drip?
How can a hospital close down its emergency centre without providing alternatives? How many people have died due to “we don’t have a drip, we don’t have bed space, the doctor is not around…” or all the other excuses these hospitals give every day? Are we saying that only 1 hospital in FCT is equipped to Handle medical care of any kind? Common! What if this guy had died in our hands tonight? It would certainly not be because we didn’t take him to the hospital, it’ll be that the hospitals weren’t prepared to do their jobs. Is this our reality?
UPDATE: thank you all for your response, love and concern for this young man. He is conscious now but still not speaking. According to the doctors, he’s suffered multiple fractures on both his hands & legs and will need Xray, MRI and blood transfusions. Let prayers go up for him.
The men who hit the boy were with me yesterday helping & have been doing their best to foot this young man’s medical Bills in a society where many would have run away. If you would like to support them, please do. They didn’t plan the accident, but they’re taking responsibility.
