EMT Administers ‘Booze Therapy’ to Patient While on the Way to the Hospital

A patient takes a sip of his cup of booze while an EMT can be seen holding a glass of the same beverage. (Photo: Kanak News/YouTube)

A video posted on Twitter shows an EMT in Odisha, India, administering “booze therapy” by making both himself and his patient an alcoholic beverage in a pulled-over vehicle while on the way to a hospital, reported Shiksha News.

In a shocking incident that took place in #Odisha #india ,a video of an ambulance driver drinking with a patient while on their way to hospital. In the video, the ambulance driver can be seen drinking and even sharing the drink with a patient. pic.twitter.com/gNJ07tECV6

— S a m  (@cheguwera) December 20, 2022

The EMT can be seen taking a long swig of a drink before reaching into the vehicle to retrieve a bottle. The bottle is then poured into a plastic cup along with a splash of water for the patient to sip. Inside the vehicle, it is revealed that the patient’s leg is in a cast and joining him is a woman and child. The EMT then gets into the ambulance and drives off.

The video has reportedly gone viral across Indian social media platforms.

“First aid with a twist,” one Twitter user wrote under the post.

According to Shiksha News, the EMT, Dilip Rath, was interviewed by Odisha TV. Rath admitted to his mistake but alleged that it was the patient who asked for the alcoholic drink.

“I was taking the patient, with a broken leg, from Paradip to a hospital in Cuttack for treatment,” Rath said, per the report. “It was a private ambulance and a free service. But as soon as I began the journey, he started requesting me to bring some liquor for him. He complained of pain and wanted to drink liquor to feel relaxed.”

“Initially I tried to ignore him but he kept disturbing me while I was driving saying that he was in extreme pain and continued screaming,” Rath added, according to Shiksha News. “I was finally forced to bring him liquor near Sarala Road.”

Jagatsinghpur Chief District Medical Officer, Dr. Kshetrabasi Dash, said that since Rath was driving a private ambulance, “not a lot can be done against him,” per the report.

Recently, bootleg booze has been allegedly at the center of at least 31 deaths in the eastern Indian state of Bihar where, since 2016, it has been illegal to make, drink or sell liquor.

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