Barabanki: In Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, the CMO formed a team of schoolgirls who fainted due to poisonous gas and got involved in the investigation of burnt medicines. The number of girl students who became critical due to poisonous gas has increased to 17. In which 5 girl students have been referred to Lucknow. According to CMO Dr. Awadhesh, the investigation team engaged, the incident has come to the notice of the deadly gas carbon monoxide from burnt medicines. This poisonous gas affects the heart and brain along with other parts of the body.
In King George’s Inter College located at Kamariabagh of Nagar Kotwali area, suddenly girl students started fainting in the class conducted at around 10.30 am on Wednesday morning. In which 5 girl students were admitted to the district hospital with the help of the police administration in a state of unconsciousness. After which the condition of some students who reached home worsened, the process of hospitalization continued till late evening and the number increased to 17. In which Afza Siddiqui, Nazia Ansari, Falak Siddiqui, Manvi and Imra have been referred to Lucknow. On the other hand, Khushi Gupta, Aslan Ali, Ashinka Verma, Huda, Elaham, Mohammad Amil, Sheikh Amin, Nancy Yadav, Shreya, Shaurya Mishra, Tuba and accountant Like Khan were admitted in the trauma of the district hospital.
Girl students fainted due to carbon monoxide gas – CMO
CMO Dr. Awadhesh Singh Yadav, who reached the spot to investigate, said that in the crematorium adjacent to the school boundary, Kabadi Shekhu, Sherali, Bablu brought biomedical waste from a private hospital and burnt it, which has been found in a private hospital. Carbon monoxide gas was released due to the burning of some expired medicines, due to which 15 girl students became serious.
Action after team formed investigation
The CMO told that this poisonous gas is very deadly. Along with the heart and brain, it has a bad effect on other parts of the body. A team has been constituted in the matter, with the help of the police, the scrap will be interrogated to find out from which hospital these expired medicines were purchased.
Agency disposes of expired medicines
CMO Dr. Awadhesh Singh Yadav said that there is no arrangement to burn expired medicines. By burying them in the ground or by private biomedical waste agency in private hospitals, they dispose of them under their own arrangements.
