Santosh Andhale, Times News NetworkInfant suffers the attacks after he accidentally put live electric wire into his mouth; doctors at JJ Hospital are trying to ensure he does not suffer any long-term damage to the brain
Someone above must be watching over eight-month-old Imanur Malik. The infant suffered cardiac arrest and a heart attack after putting a live wire in his mouth but appears hale and hearty like any other child of his age.
However, doctors in Sir JJ Hospital’s paediatric department who are treating Imanur are a worried lot. They fear the incident may have damaged Imanur’s brain. This is the first case of its kind but doctors are trying their best to ensure that Imanur grows up like any other child.
Imanur’s family lives in Maharashtra Chawl, Bandra (west). On December 7, he was playing at home when he is believed to have accidentally put a live wire in his mouth. On noticing that the baby was unusually quiet, his mother suspected something was amiss and took him to the Bandra Urban Health Centre (BUHC), which is operated by JJ Hospital.
Doctors diagnosed that Imanur had suffered cardiac arrest — an abrupt end of normal circulation of blood — and had been in that condition for about an hour.
They tried to revive him with assisted ventilation, chest compression and a dose of adrenaline. It was only after another half-an-hour that they noticed Imanur responding to the treatment. However, his heart beat was erratic.
He was rushed for further treatment to JJ Hospital where doctors realised that the child had suffered heart failure (heart had stopped pumping blood). He was experiencing convulsions (seizures) and was also suffering from hypoxia — a condition in which the brain does not receive sufficient quantities of oxygen.
Doctors somehow managed to save the child but are concerned for his future because hypoxia could result in his brain not developing as well as his peers.
“Thanks to the quick response by our staff led by Dr Shailesh Patil at BUHC and Ganesh Jewlikar at JJ, we managed to give the best possible treatment and save the child. But we fear that the incident may have had an adverse impact on his brain, the result of which will show up only when he is older,” said Dr Ashok Rathod, HoD, paediatric department, JJ Hospital.
Imanur’s parents believe it is nothing short of a miracle.
“Prompt action by the doctors saved our child,” said Imanur’s mother Nasira Begum Malik adding, “We don’t know about his mental condition yet and doctors are not in a position to say what the future holds for him. But I believe in God. When he ensured the survival of my child, he will save him from mental problem too.”
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