Live
- 35 miners trapped under rubble in Afghanistan
- Lavanya Tripathi's Birthday Gift: Title Announcement of Her New Film ‘Sathi Leelavathi’
- Kerala Hindu leader gifts Rig Veda to Pope Francis
- OakTree School Celebrates Eight Years of Success, Announces Future Expansion
- Why plant-based milks may not be healthy
- Jharkhand: Ayushman Bharat cards in demand, Sahebganj residents rush to the centre
- Supreme Court likely to pass directions on implementation of policy to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR tomorrow
- The first day of Group-2 Paper 1, 2 exams in Wanaparthy district ended peacefully, said Additional Collector Revenue G. Venkateswarlu
- VP Dhankhar urges corporates to invest in education
- Punjab DGP, MHA official request farmer leader Dallewal to end 20-day fast
200 school kids take iron tablets, fall sick
About 200 students of Zilla Parishad High School in Dharmaram village in Geesukonda mandal in the district fell ill after they consumed iron (folic acid) tablets on Tuesday. As many as 80 students were admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (MGMH) here, said Regional Director (Medical and Health) Nageshwar Rao.
Warangal: About 200 students of Zilla Parishad High School in Dharmaram village in Geesukonda mandal in the district fell ill after they consumed iron (folic acid) tablets on Tuesday. As many as 80 students were admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (MGMH) here, said Regional Director (Medical and Health) Nageshwar Rao.
Remaining students were given treatment as outpatients and were discharged. Local Primary Health Centre has conducted a health camp at the school and distributed iron supplements to the students for iron deficiency (anemia). However, the students consumed the supplements before lunch though they were supposed to take the tablets after lunch.
.jpg)
In the afternoon, a few students complained stomach pain, loose motions and vomiting. By evening, majority students showed the same symptoms while some fell unconscious due to loss of body fluids. District Collector V Karuna visited the hospital and took stock of the situation.
The officials concerned were directed to probe into the incident and find out what went wrong. Of the 80 students, 50 were discharged and the remaining would also be discharged after treatment, she said. Action would be taken if anyone was found acted in negligent manner, she added.
Meanwhile, activists of AISF led by its national president Syed Valiullah Qadri staged a demonstration at the hospital and demanded suspension of DEO Chandra Mohan. TDP leaders L Ramana, E Dayakar Rao, G Sudharani, local MLA K Surekha and others too visited the hospital.
