Prayer everywhere, but he is still critical

Prayer everywhere, but he is still critical

New Delhi : Entire Nation prayed, conducted puja, havanas, namaz in the name of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad of Dharwad  who defied the death for Six days buried under snow at Siachen after avelanch.  Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created sand sculpture in Puri praying for the well-being of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, But inspite of all prayers, his condition remained to be critical, according to hospital sources.

Doctors looking after him at  the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Wednesday, 10^th February 2016 that his condition remained to be critical even as a team of experts from AIIMS joined the military doctors in their bid to save the soldier's life

He continues to remain extremely critical with evidence of oxygen deprivation to the brain on CT scan, a medical bulletin issued in the evening said

There is evidence of pneumonia in both lungs. "His multi-organ dysfunction state continues unabated. His condition has deteriorated despite aggressive therapy and supportive care," it added

Koppad was examined by a team of Army Hospital doctors comprising critical care specialists, HoD Dept of Medicine, senior nephrologist, senior neurologist and a panel of experts from AIIMS, New Delhi

"The entire team was in agreement with the management (of medical problems) that the patient had undergone till now, and concurred with the future plan of management for him," the Bulletin said

Hanamanthappa was evacuated by a helicopter on Tuesday from the site of the avalanche that hit his post on Siachen Glacier before being shifted to Delhi in an IAF aircraft accompanied by a critical care specialist of the force and a medical specialist from the base camp

Hanamanthappa is being treated by a team of intensivists, neurologist, nephrologist, endocrinologist and surgeons. He has been administered fluids and drugs to bring up his blood pressure, besides antibiotics.