A Good Samaritan is a person who, in good faith, without expectation of payment or reward and without any duty of care or special relationship, voluntarily comes forward to administer immediate assistance or emergency care to a person injured in an accident, or crash, or emergency medical condition, or emergency situation .
In the times when most government officials are insensitive, Lucknow DM Abhishek Prakash set a new example as a Good Samaritan. The District Magistrate was returning from his tour and when he reached the Marimata Mandir in the Cantt Area, he saw a rickshaw lying upside down and the rickshaw driver and rider both fallen on the ground, bleeding profusely. His single call would have had the ‘Sarkari Machinery’ set in motion but as a responsible citizen and bureaucrat , the District Magistrate immediately stopped his car , talked to them and insured that both are taken care of. The injured Dhaniram 55 and Guddu 50 were immediately brought to the civil hospital in the escort vehicle and the DM ensured their treatment personally. Both are now out of danger.
India is an unfortunate victim of a large number of road crash fatalities. Three out of four people in the country are hesitant to help the injured on roads due to fear of police harassment, detention at hospitals, and prolonged legal formalities. Even if someone wants to help, these factors stop them from doing so.
As per the reports, nearly 50 per cent of road fatalities would not have happened had medical attention been given within the first hour. Become a GOOD SAMARITAN and help reduce this number.
Our Kudos to Abhishek Prakash as a DM , Samaritan and an Indian Bureaucrat.