Bengaluru:A bed-ridden patient in a hospital in Karnataka's Hubli, shown in a viral video holding up a saline bottle, was only made to hold it "briefly" till a nurse could fix a stand - of which there was no shortage, a hospital official said on Tuesday.
"The patient was made to hold his saline bottle briefly before a nurse could bring the stand," Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Director R. C. Antartani told a news agency.
He said the 1,800 bedded hospital has sufficient saline stands and is generally occupied only 50 to 60 per cent.
"The incident occurred at a time when the casualty ward was very busy and the nurse went to bring the stand. Meanwhile, somebody shot the video and made it viral," Antartani claimed.
He said the incident occurred 4-5 days ago with a non-Covid patient who left the hospital hurriedly without heeding the medical advice.
According to the director, the patient's relatives or somebody within the institution could have captured the video.
"We don't know who has done it exactly but such things are going on. Anyway, we are going to send a memo to the Group D workers and the staff nurse," Antartani said.