Governor presents sleeping bags to patients

Mumbai, Feb 8 (UNI) Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna today presented sleeping bags to patients of the orthopaedic unit of J J Hospital at Raj Bhavan to mitigate the hardships suffered by them with temperature in the metropolis dipping to a new low.

Last year, it was the unit of Dr Lahane who received the same considering the utility of carrying out to the eye camps in the remotest areas.

Sleeping Bag carries a multiple utility symbol. A patient on stretcher carried in a sleeping bag would not end into developing further complications since the posture is maintained. It also addresses the problem of limitation of number of beds offering comparatively better comfort to lie on the floor. Of course, the space occupied is also optimum with minimum storage facility required. Above all, it can be cleaned, sterilized and reused several times.

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