Kendrapara, Oct 26: A Doctor who was deployed in Kendrapara on Cyclone Dana duty has been hospitalized on Saturday after a poisonous snake bit him.
The physician identified as Dr. Bahul Mohanty, has been shifted to SCB MC & Hospital from Bhubaneswar Unit-IV Hospital after his health condition was stated to be critical.
According to reports, Dr. Mohanty was on emergency duty at Babar Primary Health Centre in Kendrapara, to look afte cyclone hit patients. Meanwhile, a venomous snake bit him while he stepped out of the medical casualty for toilet.
He was shifted to Bhubaneswar after a primary treatment in Kendrapara while he was later referred to SCB Cuttack for better care.
