Ensure all med facilities to injured int'l hockey player: Hemant to Ansari
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Ranchi: A day after former international hockey player Bimal Lakra fell unconscious and sustained severe head injuries, chief minister
Hemant Soren
on Tuesday asked health minister Irfan Ansari to ensure all necessary medical treatment and facilities for the player.
Taking to X, Hemant, who is currently camping in Delhi to attend to his ailing father Shibu Soren, wrote: Minister @IrfanAnsariMLA ji, ensure that Bimal Lakra ji is provided with all necessary medical facilities and keep us informed."
Lakra is currently undergoing treatment at Ranchi's Curresta Hospital after sustaining injuries on his left side of his head on Monday. The hospital authorities said his health condition is currently under control.
After he sustained the head injuries, Lakra was given preliminary treatment at Simdega. However, as his condition did not improve, the doctors immediately referred him to the Curesta Hospital in Ranchi for better treatment, where he is undergoing treatment under the supervision of two neurosurgeons.
Dr Sanjay Kumar, who is treating the player, said, "At the time he was admitted, his condition was serious and there was a lot of bleeding, but we have stabilised him and then started treating him after examining the injury properly. His condition is improving."
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