Delhi registers more than 100 Cracker-burn cases Post-Diwali
The government hospitals in Delhi have registered more than 100 cases of cracker-burn.
On Friday, the hospital sources reported that more than 100 cases of burn injuries in the national capital after Diwali. The Safdarjung Hospital has received 50 burn cases, of which 43 patients suffered minor burns (less than 20%), seven with major burns (more than 20%) were admitted.
A senior doctor at Safdarjung hospital said, "Of the seven patients admitted, five were diya (earthen lamps) burns and two were cracker-burn cases. Five patients were operated upon. Four of them were less than 12 years of age."
The doctor said, "As compared to last year, this year the influx of patients has almost doubled which could be due to decreased fear of Covid-19 among people in view of the reduced number of cases."
"Majority of cracker-burn cases had injuries on face and hands. Most of these were children," Dr Manoj Jha, Head of Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery at RML Hospital.
