The disinformation being circulated with regard to the passing away of Angel Wungkhai (53), the wife of James Wungkhai of Khamasom Walely has caused “confusions and apprehensions among the public” and this can be cleared and put to rest through this official information, said HMS.
TFM News Service
Hospital Management Society, District Hospital, Ukhrul on Saturday issued a statement against the “allegations and disinformation” doing the rounds in social media in connection with the death of one COVID-19 woman patient at the COVID Isolation Ward of District Hospital on August 25.
The statement said that the disinformation being circulated with regard to the passing away of Angel Wungkhai (53), the wife of James Wungkhai of Khamasom Walely has caused “confusions and apprehensions among the public” and this can be cleared and put to rest through this official information.
“We share the grief and sorrows of the family for the loss and we are deeply saddened by her death. We did our best to save her life using every means available to us and by following the standard treatment protocols laid down by the Government which we have been following in our Hospital for every COVID19 patients”, said Hospital Management Society, District Hospital.
The woman tested Covid-19 positive through a RAT test at CHSRC, Ukhrul on August 18 and that she was not vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccinated while being referred to District Hospital, COVID Isolation Ward for further management.
The statement informed that at the time of her admission to the Hospital, her oxygen saturation was 80% and she presented with complaints of loose stool for one week and a history of fever and headache. “Treatment was initiated immediately in the line of Severe COVID Illness and as per the treatment protocols of COVID-19 issued by the Government. Oxygen supportive therapy was also started @10 litres per minute”, said the statement.
However, her clinical condition and oxygen saturation level failed to show a satisfactory response. Investigations done in the Hospital also suggest the presence of infection. Therefore, a broad-spectrum antibiotic was added to cover the infections. She was also put on NIV (non-invasive ventilation) with BAIN Circuit for better oxygenation and favourable saturation. But despite her low oxygen saturation level, she was apparently not much in distress, a clinical condition known as ‘happy hypoxia’. Her oxygen saturation fluctuated between 67% to 74% while on oxygen support with the aid of NIV.
Hospital Management Society, District Hospital, Ukhrul said that on August 25, her oxygen saturation level started fluctuating between 65% to 80% and then becomes non-recordable. “At 3:15 PM, the patient complained of shortness of breath followed by gasping. Resuscitative measures were initiated immediately on receiving the complaints by the doctors and nurses on duty at that time but she failed to respond to it and she was declared dead at 4:14 PM” on the same day.