LUCKNOW, Sept. 25 -- King George's Medical University has proposed a new referral policy to the state government aimed at reducing delays in treatment and mortality among critically ill patients referred to its Trauma Centre without prior notification or medical summaries.

According to KGMU spokesperson Prof KK Singh, the Trauma Centre receives around 500 patients daily, of whom nearly 40% arrive in critical condition and require ventilator support or other forms of life support. The five-storey centre has 490 beds, including ICU beds and ventilators, placing considerable pressure on the facility amid the high daily influx of critically ill patients.

Dr Premraj Singh, chief medical superintendent, and Dr Amiya Agarwal, medical superinte...