LUCKNOW, May 3 -- A video that recently went viral has once again brought focus back on the fragile state of emergency care at the King George's Medical University Trauma Centre, highlighting delays in access to life-saving support amid an overwhelming patient load. The video, widely circulated on social media, purportedly shows a relative of a young accident victim narrating his ordeal, alleging that despite reaching the facility in time, crucial life support was not immediately made available. Taking cognizance of the viral video and the allegations, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak has directed the King George's Medical University (KGMU) vice-chancellor to conduct a detailed inquiry and submit a report within three days, warning that negligence in patient care will invite strict action. Hospital officials later clarified that the patient in the video, Shubham Mishra, 25, from Amethi, was brought to the Trauma Centre on April 30 around 6:30 pm with a severe head injury in an accident. "Registration was completed within minutes. After initial evaluation and emergency procedures, he was placed on ventilator support when it became available and shifted to the neurosurgery department. He was taken off the ventilator the next morning (May 1) and is currently stable," said Prof Prem Raj Singh, chief medical superintendent,King George's Medical University (KGMU) Trauma Centre. The patient's father Om Prakash Mishra said it took around one-and-a-half hours for his son to get ventilator support. Meanwhile, multiple tests were conducted, he added. "My son is stable and being treated at the neurosurgery department," Mishra said. Prof Prem Raj Singh said: "Initially, the patient's condition is analysed, investigations are done and then the patient is put on ventilator support." "At least, 20 calls for ventilator demand come per day and 2 to 3 ventilator beds get vacant every day," Prof Singh added. "On an average 25 surgeries are performed at the medical university, and patients are also referred from other places to the Trauma Centre for ventilator. It took around half-an-hour in investigations and analysing Shubham Mishra and then he was kept on the ventilator support," he said. Officials indicate that while the KGMU Trauma Centre has around 491 beds, including 77 ventilators for adults and 72 paediatric ventilator-equipped critical care units, the daily emergency footfall of more than 450 patients keeps resources under constant strain. The 42-bed casualty unit on the ground floor of the five-story building remains saturated almost round the clock, forcing doctors to manage several patients on stretchers while awaiting ICU or ventilator availability. Even as the trauma centre maintains that no lapse occurred in the treatment of the patient seen in the viral video, the incident has renewed scrutiny on infrastructure gaps, patient load and the pressure on tertiary care facilities that serve as referral hubs for large parts of Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav raised questions over the 'sorry state of healthcare facilities in the state capital'....