Doctor d!es after 72 hours work shift

A young resident doctor at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Dr. Femi Rotiifah, has tragically d!ed after working non-stop for 72 hours

Reports indicate that Dr. Rotiifah had been on continuous call duty in the hospital’s Emergency Room for three days. He reportedly went to the call room to rest, where he collapsed and was later confirmed d3ad by his colleagues despite resuscitation efforts.

Confirming the incident, the President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Tope Osundara, said: “He was on call in the Emergency Room, and after that, he went to the call room to rest. It was there that he died. Unfortunately, he was the only one attending to the patients. The overuse of manpower strained his health and led to this painful death. It was a death on duty.”

Dr. Rotiifah was a former President of the Port Harcourt University Medical Students’ Association (PUMSA) and was registered with the UK’s General Medical Council, awaiting placement abroad.

His friends and fellow medical professionals have taken to social media to mourn his passing.

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