Exposure to the radioactive material claimed its first victim yesterday after an employee of the scrap shop Rajinder succumbed after battling for life for two weeks.
Radiation patient Deepak Jain is likely to undergo a bone marrow transplant at the Army Hospital Research and Referral following no improvement in his condition, doctors said today.
"Jain is likely to be shifted today or tomorrow to our hospital. A donor for bone marrow transplant has been identified in his family and as soon as he is shifted to the hospital, we will conduct further investigations and carry out the bone marrow transplant as and when required," commandant, Army Hospital Research and Referral, Lieutenant General Naresh Kumar said.
Jain was admitted to the Apollo hospital since April 4, following exposure to Cobalt-60 in the scrap shop he owned in Mayapuri locality of New Delhi.
Regarding Ajay Jain, another patient who was recently transferred from Max Hospital to the Army Hospital, Lieutenant General Kumar said, "Ajay's condition is stable and he has not shown much improvement. His condition continues to fluctuate."
Exposure to the radioactive material claimed its first victim yesterday after an employee of the scrap shop Rajinder succumbed after battling for life for two weeks.
On the condition of the four patient who are being treated at AIIMS, medical superintendent, Dr DK Sharma said, "Until four or six weeks have passed we cannot judge that all are out of danger. If they respond to treatment well then we can say that they are better. The news of the death of one patient has disheartened them."
Meanwhile, to learn from the radiation exposure cases and enhance preparedness among medical staff, the National Disaster Management Authority has decided carry out a three-day course on radiation injury management for doctors in the national capital.
Major General J K Bansal, senior consultant at NDMA, said, "A three day course on radiation injury management is being organised at AIIMS trauma centre, which will start from tomorrow. Doctors from different hospitals have been identified who will be undergoing this training."
Ten sources of Cobalt-60 were found in the Mayapuri scrap market earlier this month and eight persons were hospitalised. Only one of them has been discharged.
Cobalt-60 is a radioactive isotope of cobalt, which is a hard, lustrous, grey metal. It is used in cancer therapy machines and other medical equipment.
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