The Medical Health and Family Welfare department has also geared itself up in order to meet eventualities resulting from mishaps during Deepawali celebrations.
According to the Doon Hospital principal medical superintendent Dr RS Aswal, medical officers and others would be on-call during the festival season. The department had issued instructions to Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) specialists, surgeons, pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons to remain on the alert for the next couple of days.
He stressed that stringent action would be taken those found guilty of negligence on duty during the festive period. Meanwhile, a burn-ward has been readied at the Coronation Hospital. Apart from this the GVKEMRI-108 ambulance service management has also instructed its staff in Haridwar, Dehradun, Rudrapur and Haldwani to remain prepared for ensuring swift response and services if and when required.
Private hospitals too have made preparations to deal with eventualities during the festive period with provision for efficient treatment of burns and other injuries and ailments experienced during Deepawali celebrations.
Doctors recommend the observance of proper safety measures to prevent any untoward incident with those suffering from asthma and other breathing ailments advised to keep medication handy and stay away from air thick with smoke from crackers.