ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) received a dead body of a 55-year-old protester and has received over 150 patients from the JUI-F led Azadi March in Islamabad, the hospital said on Tuesday.
According to PIMS, Abdul Kareem hailing from Larkana was at the sit-in since its arrival in Islamabad.
The hospital said that it has developed a separate reporting system to record the data of the patients arriving from the march.
PIMS Deputy Director Dr Waseem Ahmed Khawaja told The Newsthat till Tuesday noon, the hospital had provided treatment to over 150 patients from the sit-in, while over 90 patients have been given treatment on the spot.
He added that most of the patients from sit-in managed by the PIMS staff were suffering from cough, flu and fever along with body pains. He also informed that close to 30 patients from ‘dharna’ were treated in the PIMS emergency.
Dr Waseem said the hospital has already trained all its clerks on recording the data of the patients coming from the sit-in.
As many as seven patients were taken to the hospital who received injuries in the field but not due to any clashes with the forces or participants, Dr Khawaja added.
He added that the PIMS received few patients with the history of fall and fractures in legs or hands and they had to undergo surgical procedures.