NASHIK: 104 turned out to be the magic figure for a nurse in her anxious hours at a rural hospital in Thane as she has to handle a 12-year-old boy bitten by a viper. Neither she knows how to treat the wound, nor any medical officer is present to consult. All that she remembers is 104, a toll-free number that allows one to speak to doctors for any kind of medical assistance. The nurse does that and is asked to wash the wound with water and give the patient some water to drink. She is then asked to check the blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen level and saturation. Finally, she is given step-by-step instructions on...
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