The 2:30 am message to friend and 45 minutes of CPR: Nana Patekar's final hours

Nana Patekar’s final hours began with a message to a friend in the early hours of Thursday, October 8. According to Dr Shekhar Salkar, Chief of the Department of Oncology at Manipal Hospital, the actor told his friend that he was not feeling well. When the friend reached Patekar’s Goa home around 4 am, the actor was sweating and slowly becoming unconscious.Recalling what happened before Patekar was taken to hospital, Dr Salkar said the actor had messaged his friend at around 2.30 am. As it was nighttime, the friend did not see the message immediately and called him instead.“From what we recall, at around 2:30, he sent a message to his friend that he was not feeling well. But as it was nighttime, his friend could not see the message. So he just called him. He went to his house at around 4 o’clock. By that time, he was sweating and all. They moved him, all those primary things. But he was slowly becoming unconscious,” Dr Salkar said.Nana Patekar's final hoursAfter reaching Patekar’s residence, his friend found the actor in a deteriorating condition. The caretaker was then sent to the hospital to arrange an ambulance. The emergency team subsequently reached Patekar’s home. According to Dr Salkar, the actor was completely unresponsive by the time medical assistance arrived, following which CPR was started.Patekar was then taken to Manipal Hospital in Goa at around 4.20 am. Doctors continued attempts to revive him after he was brought to the hospital.Doctors attempted CPR for around 45 minutes Dr Salkar said doctors continued cardiac massage and CPR for around 45 minutes. Despite the efforts, Patekar could not be revived and was declared dead at around 5.20 am.As Patekar was not a registered patient at Manipal Hospital, the case was treated as a medico-legal case and the police were informed. His body was subsequently taken to Goa Medical College for a post-mortem.The doctor said the hospital could not independently confirm the cause of death and that the post-mortem and police investigation would establish the circumstances surrounding his death. Patekar was 75.One of Indian cinema’s most acclaimed actors, Patekar worked across Hindi and Marathi films during a career spanning more than four decades. He was known for performances in films including Parinda, Krantiveer, Agni Sakshi, Ab Tak Chhappan, Welcome and Natsamrat.- Ends