Nagpur: A faulty ventilator led to tripping of four other life support system units in the Covid ICU of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) on Saturday night.
IGGMCH dean Dr Ajay Keoliya said he was present in the ICU at the time of tripping, but the incident did not lead to any adverse impact on any patient. “The electrical team arrived and fixed the problem. One ventilator is faulty, so it has been kept aside and won’t be used. We have more than 100 ventilators,” said Dr Keoliya.
IGGMCH officials said five patients in the ICU were stabilised before being shifted elsewhere.
They said power supply was restored in the ICU within a few minutes by the electrical team. “Someone had accidentally switched the faulty ventilator on, which led to the tripping. No death happened because of this,” said officials.