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Burn injuries mar celebration

The hospital during 24 hours on the day of Diwali and 51 of them had sustained with burn injuries from firecrackers

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Diwali celebrations turned into a nightmare for at least 51 people in and around the state capital who suffered burn injuries. Out of them, four persons had suffered deep burn injuries and are admitted in the hospital.

As per the SMS Hospital officials, more than 125 people were brought to the hospital during 24 hours on the day of Diwali and 51 of them had sustained with burn injuries from firecrackers.

“All of them were discharged soon after first aid, but four injured had to be hospitalised because of deep burns,” Dr SS Yadav, spokesperson at SMS Hospital told DNA.


“More than 120 cases were reported in emergency on Diwali night and 12 of them were suffering from food poisoning. Moreover, 51 patients had come with burn injuries while four of them were admitted in burn ward due to serious injuries and rest were given first aid and released,” said Dr Yadav.

As per hospital officials, four patients with 30 per cent or more burn injuries on sensitive areas like the eyes and head were admitted. “In most of the burn cases, the victims were of the age group between 7-25 years,” Dr Yadav said.

Last year, SMS hospital witnessed 169 cases of injuries including 49 of burn patients during Diwali.

Before that in 2015, 98 people were brought to SMS Hospital with burn injuries on the day of the festival while in 2014, 111 burn cases were reported in the hospital.

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