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MP collapses during budget debate
– rushed to hospital, condition stable
APNU MP Richard Allen (inset) being transported to a waiting ambulance as fellow parliamentarians Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran (C) and Dr. George Norton assist.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Richard Allen was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday after collapsing about an hour after the Budget debates resumed in the National Assembly.
APNU MP Volda Lawrence was about half an hour into her presentation when her colleague got up but subsequently fell to the floor.
Several in-house doctors, among them fellow parliamentarians Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran and Dr. George Norton, swiftly moved to assist Allen who lay still on the floor.
Reporters were asked to exit the chambers as members worked feverishly to revive Allen.
An ambulance was further summoned and Drs. Ramsaran and Norton escorted Allen to the GPHC.
Allen left the House conscious, but was seen shaking while lying on a stretcher being transported to the ambulance in the compound.
APNU Leader David Granger said that Allen had complained about suffering from influenza for which he was taking over-the-counter medication.
There had been no diagnosis at the time the Opposition Leader made the comment, and he said they were awaiting word from the hospital on their colleague’s condition. Granger further thanked the doctors for their intervention and swift action.
Speaker of the House Raphael Trotman also expressed gratitude to the doctors and opined that, “this is the way we should be living.”
He also reminded House members of the available spaces for persons feeling unwell and wanting to take a rest. He added that only recently reference was made to security and fire escapes, and more evidently, matters of medical assistance will have to be addressed.
Up to press time, Allen was a patient at the Caribbean Heart Institute where a number of tests were being carried out. Reliable sources confirmed that the MP’s condition was stable. It was disclosed that efforts were being made to regularise his blood pressure, which had been relatively high upon admission.
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