Vadodara: 108 driver saves new mom’s life with blood

VADODARA: He is always seen as a God sent messiah when he drives his ambulance to save people’s lives in any condition. But on Wednesday, even after his work hours, Mohsin Khan Pathan saved a woman’s life who was left to fend for her life by her own family.
The woman, a resident of Chiliyavant village, admitted at a private maternity hospital in Kawant taluka of Chhota Udepur had lost lot of blood while delivering her child. The hospital could manage only two units and wanted two more units. The woman’s brother, who also had O positive blood group was asked to come and donate but he refused due to lockdown.
Meanwhile Pathan, who is a pilot with 108 emergency services, went to the hospital to meet his colleague while on his way home after his shift. The colleague, who is a distant relative of the woman, requested Pathan if he could donate the blood. He immediately agreed. He was taken to a nearby blood bank where he donated the much-needed blood for the woman.
“I did not meet or see the woman but it is sad that her own family members refused to come forward. Her brother said that he was afraid of contracting the virus and he may be then quarantined if anything would happen,” Pathan told TOI.
“I do not observe fast during Ramzaan because of my work, but donating blood to a needy person especially during current times is nothing less than observing fast,” he said.