It was dead in the night. NAC got a Medical Emergency Call from one of our members. 1.10 am on 14 August 2019. The call was about the member's wife, also our member, lying unconscious on the floor and bleeding profusely. It was conveyed that she woke up in the middle of the night and was heading to the wash room. She barely took two steps and suddenly fell down on the floor. Her head banged against a table, causing the bleeding. Our NAC staff assured the worried member that one of our staff will come for his help very soon. Immediately CODE RED was raised. One of our MCA staff was informed to attend to the emergency and an ambulance was requisitioned. He reached the member's house in 6 minutes flat and found her lying on the ground; her husband and a neighbour were standing there bewildered. Our staff lifted her up to lay her on the bed. She was still bleeding. There was a swelling on the right side of her head, just above the ear. It seemed critical. Ambulance arrived in the next 5 minutes and she was taken to a hospital near Tollygunge Phari crossing. Our staff did all the running around to complete the hospital formalities, while she was being treated in the emergency. The doctors were unable to find the source of bleeding. She was rushed to the CT Scan room. After examining the report, where a blood clot was found under the skull, doctors advised us to shift her to a hospital, having better neurological treatment facilities. Time was moving like a tempest. Instantly another ambulance was arranged for and she was shifted to another hospital near Mullickbazar, Park Circus. Our staff completed the hospital formalities while the doctors examined and admitted her. By that time it was 5.30 am, the pre-Independence Day morning. The call was closed.
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