Aa resident of Rajgarh, consumed wheat poisoning pill on Feb 19 and was brought to the ICU (intensive care unit) of the Services Hospital, Lahore. Usually doctors consider such cases as ‘hopeless’ given the survival rate of such patients, which is only 10 per cent.
The patient’s organs like liver, pancreas, kidneys and heart were deteriorating but an on-duty doctor, Dr Muhammad Javed, took it as a challenge and started treatment.
“During six-hour struggle, the patient was treated with 150 electric shocks to keep his heart beating. His stomach and kidneys were washed and with the help of supporting treatment, he came out of unconsciousness.
“I’ve never seen any patient whose heart beat stops 150 times and is resuscitated by as many electric shocks,” says Dr Javed.The result may be surprising for other doctors but Dr Javed was sure what worked in the case.
