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Mumbai: Mehtab Alam (22), a native of Bihar who arrived in Mumbai only a few months ago, is one of the most critical victims of Monday’s Kurla BEST bus accident that left seven dead and 42 injured. Doctors have informed his family that he might not survive.
At least four of the victims remain critical three days after the accident.
One of the doctors looking after Alam’s treatment at Sion Hospital said, “He is not showing a brain response. He has injuries in the brain with a stretched hematoma, which is posing a risk for further procedures. We are trying to see how far conservative management will take him. He is scheduled for a trachea and will remain on a ventilator, but his chances of survival are narrow.”
A stretched hematoma is an expanded blood clot that poses a risk to the surrounding tissue as it presses against it. His relatives said they were informed by the doctor beforehand. “We are seeing them monitor his condition frequently. At least, the doctors are honest with us so we can be prepared in case he does not survive,” said his cousin Inzamam, who also suffered leg injuries in the accident. He admitted himself to Sion Hospital on Tuesday and was since discharged.
Right opposite Alam, Fazlu Rehman (52) rests with rib fractures. Unlike Alam, he is conscious, stable and recovering. Eight others who were at Sion Hospital are stable. However, Rehman, who was walking with his wife Azmatul, his pregnant daughter Nagma, and his four-year-old grandchild Muskan when the bus hit them, remains unaware that Azmatul is still fighting for her life at Habib Hospital in Kurla.
A doctor from Habib Hospital, who was on a continuous shift since the incident, said, “Azmatul has a severe head injury. There is a subdural haemorrhage, which can increase in size over a period of two to three days. We took a CT scan, and in the last 24 hours, there has been no change. We can’t predict how the next couple of days will unfold.”
Nagma, who was referred to as Rehmunissa in the official list of injured, said the doctors informed the family that soon after the accident, her mother’s head likely came in contact with a sharp object, which intensified her injury.
There are four other victims with Azmatul at the hospital. While two are stable in the ward, two others are critical in the ICU. After the initial rush of about 49 patients at Bhabha Hospital, there are only seven left as the rest were either discharged or referred to tertiary facilities.
On the other hand, Nagma, who threw her child on the side of the road to save her from the bus, is now running from one hospital to another to secure quality treatment for her. “We are taking her to a private eye specialist tomorrow. At least she is alive. She is complaining of pain in her head as she was injured there, but the doctor said the scans are normal.”
At least four of the victims remain critical three days after the accident.
One of the doctors looking after Alam’s treatment at Sion Hospital said, “He is not showing a brain response. He has injuries in the brain with a stretched hematoma, which is posing a risk for further procedures. We are trying to see how far conservative management will take him. He is scheduled for a trachea and will remain on a ventilator, but his chances of survival are narrow.”
A stretched hematoma is an expanded blood clot that poses a risk to the surrounding tissue as it presses against it. His relatives said they were informed by the doctor beforehand. “We are seeing them monitor his condition frequently. At least, the doctors are honest with us so we can be prepared in case he does not survive,” said his cousin Inzamam, who also suffered leg injuries in the accident. He admitted himself to Sion Hospital on Tuesday and was since discharged.
Right opposite Alam, Fazlu Rehman (52) rests with rib fractures. Unlike Alam, he is conscious, stable and recovering. Eight others who were at Sion Hospital are stable. However, Rehman, who was walking with his wife Azmatul, his pregnant daughter Nagma, and his four-year-old grandchild Muskan when the bus hit them, remains unaware that Azmatul is still fighting for her life at Habib Hospital in Kurla.
A doctor from Habib Hospital, who was on a continuous shift since the incident, said, “Azmatul has a severe head injury. There is a subdural haemorrhage, which can increase in size over a period of two to three days. We took a CT scan, and in the last 24 hours, there has been no change. We can’t predict how the next couple of days will unfold.”
Nagma, who was referred to as Rehmunissa in the official list of injured, said the doctors informed the family that soon after the accident, her mother’s head likely came in contact with a sharp object, which intensified her injury.
There are four other victims with Azmatul at the hospital. While two are stable in the ward, two others are critical in the ICU. After the initial rush of about 49 patients at Bhabha Hospital, there are only seven left as the rest were either discharged or referred to tertiary facilities.
On the other hand, Nagma, who threw her child on the side of the road to save her from the bus, is now running from one hospital to another to secure quality treatment for her. “We are taking her to a private eye specialist tomorrow. At least she is alive. She is complaining of pain in her head as she was injured there, but the doctor said the scans are normal.”
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