India, Jan. 29 -- Army troops successfully provided emergency medical assistance to a 24-year-old woman suffering from post-labour issues in a remote, snow-bound village in Udhampur district, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday.
Due to heavy snowfall in Didi Beggar, all roads leading to the nearest hospital, Ayushman Arogya Mandir Primary Health Centre in Latti, were blocked, preventing immediate evacuation and putting the life of Ashu, the patient, at serious risk, the spokesman said.
In response to the urgent call, the Army swiftly mobilised resources, facilitating the movement of two civilian doctors despite the adverse weather, he said.
A nursing assistant was also deployed on-site to assist in stabilising the patient, he said, add...