Selfie fever: Doctors take selfie in Punjab while patient lies unconscious
Decked in scrubs, the three doctors grinned for the camera, with one of them placing surgical knives on the numb belly of the patient.
In Short
- Surgeons at Jalandhar hospital took selfie at OT while patient was lying unconscious.
- 1 of the 3 doctors placed surgical knives on the numb belly of patient.
- Hospital ordered internal inquiry.
No one lying unconsious on an operating table will be too happy to co-star in a group photo.
But surgeons at Jalandhar's Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) had no qualms about posing together around their anesthetised patient.
- Decked in scrubs, the three doctors grinned for the camera, with one of them placing surgical knives on the numb belly of the patient.
- Their portraits went viral on social media after their team leader allegedly posted them on Facebook on Friday.
- PIMS authorities acted swiftly after the pictures, captioned "Midnight Tashan", sparked outrage.
- Hospital director Kanwaljeet Singh ordered an internal inquiry.
- The three doctors featuring in the happy snap around their patient have been served with a show-cause notice, Singh said.
- Further action, he added, would be based on the inquiry report.
OTHER BIZARRE INCIDENTS
In another bizarre news report from Punjab, a dancing groom and his friend were hit in a celebratory gunfire apparently fuelled by macho songs.
A bullet hit groom Kamalpreet Singh in the arm and another his friend, Gurpreet Singh, in the head, police said.
The groom and his guests were cavorting to Punjabi songs glorifying firearms when celebratory gunshots erupted, sources say.
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