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sundaycampus.qxd 7/2/2013 9:58 AM Page 1 www.sundaycampus.com + C M Y SUNDAY CAMPUS K Volume-1, Issue-23 Sunday 2-8 June, 2013 RNI-CHHENG0026/33/1/2011-TC Page-12i` 5 Faking Operations for Money First Column Special Correspondent What is a VSD ? Bhilai. She was diagnosed with a Hole in the Heart VSD at an early age. The Ventricular septal defect describes one or paediatrician expected it to close on its more holes in the wall that separates the own in a few years, though periodic right and left ventricles of the heart. checkups were advised. At the age of six, Ventricular septal defect is one of the most she was taken to a heart hospital at Raipur, common congenital heart defects. It may where her parents saw alarm on the occur by itself or with other congenital diseases. doctor’s face. “She still has the hole, and it has grown in dimensions,” they said. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Running from hospital to hospital, doc Before a baby is born, the right and left ventricles of its heart to doc- the parents were scared and are not separate. As the fetus grows, a wall forms to separate shaken. Money was not the matter. In these two ventricles. If the wall does not completely form, a Chhattisgarh, the Chief Minister’s Child hole remains. This hole is known as a ventricular septal Heart Scheme takes care of the financial defect, or a VSD. The baby may have no symptoms, and the aspect. They were covered under the ESIS hole can eventually close as the wall continues to grow after Transplant waits cashless scheme as well. They were birth. If the hole is large, too much blood will be pumped to concerned with the surgery. Will it be the lungs, leading to heart failure. for Govt. NOC successfull? Will it leave a scar on the chest? What are the other options? Symptoms Raipur. Two patients might die, due They rushed to Dr. Madan, one of the Patients with ventricular septal defects may not have to the bureaucratic tangle, as two senior most paediatricians in Bhilai. He They also offered to send the file to the limbs. symptoms. However, if the hole is large, the baby often has patients, one from the state and the did not think medical intervention was CMs office for financial approval. “This is Every thing was arranged to the last symptoms related to heart failure. The most common are: other from Maharashtra eagerly needed. “The VSD is negligible”, he said. a girl child’s case. The CM is generous minute details. The patient was admitted, z Shortness of breath z Fast breathing wait for a NOC from the the ESIC approval papers for cashless z Hard breathing z Paleness Chhattisgarh Government. treatment were ready. The expert Dr. S. z Failure to gain weight z Fast heart rate Kumud Patel, 26 from C’garh and 2000 Operations in 4 years Radhakrishnan was called in and he was z Sweating while feeding z Respiratory infections Bharti Thakkar, 50 from Mumbai Mukhyamantri Bal Hriday Yojana, of the State sifting through the reports before going are suffering from end stage kidney ahead. And then the final shock came. Signs and tests disease and require urgent kidney Government, was initiated on July 28, 2008. Under this Listening with a stethoscope usually reveals a heart murmur. transplants. Patel's uncle, Mukesh scheme children of age between 1-15 years, who are Intervention not needed The loudness of the murmur is related to the size of the Kumar and Thakkar's husband, suffering from heart problems, are provided treatment at “Intervention not needed” was the final defect and amount of blood crossing the defect. Prakash are willing to donate a reputed hospitals all free of cost. About 500 children are say. The hole is too small and no need to kidney but their blood groups do cured every year. The State Government provides a worry. She is perfectly alright,” he said. Tests may include: not match. Through Narmada maximum of Rs 1.30 lakh of financial aid for the When asked about size of the hole, he Cardiac catheterization (rarely needed, unless there are Kidney Foundation they came operation, and the cases which involve valve joked, “It is large enough for money to concerns of high blood pressure in the lungs), X-ray, ECG, together to swap kidneys. Such transplantation, additional aid of Rs 50,000 is provided. pass through. I have enough genuine cases Echocardiogram, MRI. 'swap donations' are allowed by an The patient need not be a BPL for this purpose. to handle. There is no need for me to fake amendment to the Human Organ them. Catheterization through the groin Treatment Transplant Act 1994. However, they For a second opinion, they consulted and everything will be taken care off. No area can be more painfull than a cut If the defect is small, no treatment is usually needed. are still waiting for a NOC from with Dr. Sabyasachi Mukhopadyay a need to worry,” they said. around the ribs”, he explained. “The girl However, the baby should be closely monitored by a health the C’garh government. "It will cardialogist. After a stethoscope checkup Finally, with confusion still looming does not have any infection, complication care provider to make sure that the hole eventually closes take another three months for us to and ultrasound, he too came up with a large, they set-off for Delhi. They wanted or breathing problems. She has never properly and signs of heart failure do not occur. get the NOC. Kumud has been on “intervention not needed” diagnosis. the procedure to be done by the best. By complained of any infection of the heart or Babies with a large VSD who have symptoms related to dialysis for more than three years," But the parents could not be sure. Heart now, they were well aware of all lung. I have nothing to say about the heart failure may need medicine to control the symptoms said Kumud's brother, Aakash. hospitals at Raipur had comeup with two procedures. They had opted to go for reports diagnosing the hole at 2.8 of 4.5 and surgery to close the hole. different and alarming sizes of the hole. Cardiac Catheterisation through the lower mm. For me it is fictional,” he opined. Ban is OK, but Pioneers left out in the cold where are the books? Dr. Alka Akhauri PULLING UP FROM Special correspondent teachers, under the existing Bhilai. He had only a few thousands “Ban on photocopying of guidelines. One needs to be of cash left in his savings account, A SCRATCH books is ok, but where are a PG with MPhil and sorts. when he finally left for the heavenly the books? Most of the Subject specialists and abode, at 82. He had toiled to make India and the USSR signed an school and college libraries motivators are thus the Bhilai Steel Plant comeup and agreement in New Delhi on 2 March are crammed with syllabus eliminated from the grow into the most prestigious and 1955, for the establishment of an books, supplied free by the education system,” he adds. profit making venture with a integrated iron and steel works at publishers. Supply of books “Democracy in India is wonderful work culture. The culture Bhilai with an initial capacity of one to read and take notes from, undergoing transition. A that made it a flagship company of million tons of ingot steel. The plant must be ensured before government of and for the SAIL and earn the prestigious PMs was commissioned by the then depriving them of their only people, when acts under Trophy, year after year. But the president of India, Dr. Rajendra option,” said Dr. Santosh pressure becomes ruthless. pioneers, who did their best are left Prasad, on 4 February 1959. It soon Rai a pioneer in the field of This is the only option they The government is unable to out in the cold to chill. Most of the expanded to 2.5 million tons in professional career and have. One cannot expect a create enough jobs and pioneers of Bhilai Steel Plant, who September 1967 and 4 MT in 1988. commerce education in student to purchase dozens restricting opportunity for superannuated in the eighties, and Hindustan Steel (HSL) was designed Bhilai. of books for each subject. self employment at the same still living, are striving hard to make to manage only one plant that was Dr Rai was discussing This is a prerequisite for time. This is bound to have ends meet. coming up at Rourkela. For Bhilai and the issue of ban on assignments as well as its adverse effect on the Triggered by the “Agrani Durgapur Steel Plants, the preliminary photocopying of books in preparing for exams,” he society. Shampoo sachets Samman” of ONGC, the pioneers at work was done by the Iron and Steel the Delhi University with said. and chips are taking away Bhilai too, are hopeful of being Recommendation of Justice Rao Committee Ministry. Engineers and workers were Sunday Campus. (Read the “Lack of good policies every extra penny from the compensated for their hardships. Justice JR Mohan Rao Committee on PSU Wage Revision recruited by the ministry itself. From ban story on page-11) also spell trouble. CAs, remotest village,” we need BS Sharma, GS Nigam, SS Seth Recommended for All Profit Making PSU’s Create a New Fund by April 1957, the supervision and control “Students all over the ICWAs and Company to evaluate before it’s too and others, who joined the Bhilai Crediting 1-1.5% of Pre Tax Profit for Exclusive Welfare of Retired of BSP and DSP were also transferred country are doing the same.