SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
New Delhi: According to data released by the facilities on Monday, November 9, nearly 400 individuals with burn injuries received treatment at big hospitals in Delhi during Diwali, with cases ranging from minor burns to serious injuries requiring intense maintenance and operation.
According to statistics released by its Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns Surgery, AIIMS-Delhi recorded 42 burn injuries related to Diwali, including 11 major situations, up until Monday at 11 am.
Four of the 42 people received significant fires that required hospitalization, and seven received hospitalization. The final 31 people experienced slight fires.
Eight were still being treated at the hospital, including one patient who was in critical condition, while five patients received operations, according to the doctor.
A five-year-old child who was eight years old and had 45 % fires was said to be critical, while the youngest person was only five years old.
The doctor identified 37 burn injuries attributed to firecrackers, two of which were caused by sodium, including that involving a 13-year-old.
Most individuals at Safdarjung are over the age of 12.
On November 7 and 8, 135 people with small burn injuries from Safdarjung Hospital visited the ambulatory division, which included 129 cases involving firecrackers and six diyas.
Thirty-five clients were under the age of 12 while 101 were over the age of 12.
Additionally, over the course of the two-day phase, the hospital admitted seven patients with serious burn injuries. Two instances involved diyas and five instances were related to fireworks.
One of the people was younger than 12 years old, and six were older than 12 times. Delhi was home to all seven clients.
Most RML individuals who were discharged
According to Sameek Bhattacharya, teacher and head of fires and vinyl surgery, 18 people have been injured by fireworks at The Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital since Saturday morning, and 18 of them have been treated at the hospital since 9 am.
Eight people needed hospitalization, while the rest were discharged with instructions to follow up at the inpatient section.
Two of the 18 people who had injuries related to firecrackers were admitted.
According to him, burn wounds ranged from 1 to 2 percent to as much as 65 percent of the body’s surface area.
The fingers and the experience are the most common firecracker-related accidents, with the majority occurring in relatively small areas. Although the numbers were inaccurate, according to Bhattacharya, between 10 and 12 of the 41 patients were kids.
The majority of GTB sufferers are women.
Between Sunday and Monday night, the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital reported 172 people with burns, firecrackers, and other Diwali-related injury. 25 of them were children and 56 were girls, while 34 of them had eye injuries and were treated at the vision office.
Skin fires were most common among the other people. No burns or firecracker-related dying or attendance was reported at the hospital despite the fact that all the people had medical care and had been discharged.
The four hospitals reported 397 instances of fire injuries overall, including 42 at AIIMS, 142 at Safdarjung Hospital, 41 at RML Hospital, and 172 at GTB Hospital.
On Sunday and early on Monday, the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS received nearly 110 people with vision injuries, with the majority of those receiving firecracker-related retinal injury.
72 of these patients received conservative treatment for non-sight-threatening injuries, while 18 received ocular perforations and lacerations and suffered surgical treatment.
According to the doctor, the majority of the affected were younger adults and children.
The hospitals had set up more emergency rooms and medical teams to handle the anticipated rise in accidents resulting from festivals.
SOURCE : SIASAT
