Her family members administered first aid for around 30 minutes before taking her to a private hospital in Agashi.
Vasai: A 51-year-old woman from Agashi in Virar died while undergoing treatment early Wednesday, a day after she was bitten by a venomous snake in the kitchen of her house.
However, as her condition deteriorated, she was shifted to Sanjeevani Hospital,” said Dr Ashwini Mane, head of the civic hospital in Bolinj. Charlette Gonsalves was taken to three hospitals after the incident, but she could not be saved. “We administered emergency treatment and gave her an injection when she was brought to our hospital.
Around 5 am on Tuesday, she entered the kitchen when the snake bit her. Her family members administered first aid for around 30 minutes before taking her to a private hospital in Agashi. She died at around 1.30 am on Wednesday while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. She died around 1.30am on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Virar.
However, as her condition deteriorated, she was shifted to Sanjeevani Hospital,” said Dr Ashwini Mane, head of the civic hospital in Bolinj. Gonsalves lived with her husband and two daughters in Somadi, Agashi, Virar West. However, the family initially did not realise that she had suffered a snakebite. She was later shifted to Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation’s hospital in Bolinj for further treatment. As her condition deteriorated, she was subsequently shifted to Sanjeevani Hospital in Virar. After receiving first aid at home, she was taken to a private hospital in Agashi and later shifted to the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation hospital in Bolinj. She was subsequently admitted to Sanjeevani Hospital in Virar as her condition worsened.
Earlier reporting noted: She was initially taken to a private hospital in Agashi and later shifted to two other hospitals after her condition worsened. Earlier reporting noted: Gonsalves lived with her husband and two daughters in Somadi, Agashi, in Virar West. Earlier reporting noted: “We administered emergency treatment and gave her an injection when she was brought to our hospital.