Bangalore in high spirits on New Year, but in control too

As 2011 came to end, Bangloreans were in high spirits, but not because of excessive drinking.

Hence, hospitals noted a decline in admissions caused owing to revelry at New Year Eve’s parties.

Dr Natragavendra Reddy, orthopedician at Hosmat, said the hospital has admitted seven people since Saturday for accidents caused because of drinking.
He said there were three admissions on Saturday night and four since Sunday morning. He pointed out that last year, they had more cases, when about 10 patients were treated.  Reddy said while some cases were because of drunk driving, others were owing to people sustaining injuries while inebriated.
St Philomena’s Hospital witnessed similar cases. “One person sustained a head injury but in most cases, we attended to falls that required suturing the wounds. Compared with last year, the number of accidents is less,” said Dr Subbalakshmi, casualty medical officer at St Philomena’s. Overall, the hospital treated nine people in connection to incidents owing to New Year’s Eve parties.
Sagar Apollo Hospital did not have anybody admitted because of New Year’s Eve mishaps. “We had two cases on Saturday but they were not because of consuming alcohol,” said a doctor. The casualty medical officer at St Martha’s Hospital said the hospital attended to minor cases.
Another city hospital, however, had a busy night on Saturday. “We usually treat about 100-150 cases every day in the emergency room. On New Year’s Eve, we registered 15-20 cases of road accidents owing to drunk drivers. However, only two or three cases were serious. We also had one assault case and a couple of hangovers,” said a doctor.