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Nineteen patients still at Ahmedabad hospitals a week after plane crash
A total of 71 injured persons had been admitted to Ahmedabad's Medicity campus after the fatal crash of an Air India flight last week, Medical Superintendent Dr Rakesh Joshi said. As of Wednesday morning, 19 remain admitted to various hospitals across Gujarat.
After the crash, six patients had minor injuries and were given Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) treatment, leaving 65 patients admitted in the Indoor Patient Department (IPD).
Among the IPD patients, 11 were in the Gujarat Cancer Research Institute (GCRI), one was at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC) and one was in a private hospital in Naroda area of the city, leaving 52 patients at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
Notably, 30 of the patients at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital were medical students who had been injured when the tail end section of the aircraft crashed into the mess hall of their hostel, setting fire to three of four buildings.
Of the 52 patients at the Civil Hospital, three patients lost their lives during treatment including one person within 40 minutes of arrival on June 12 and two others who succumbed to burn injuries on June 16 and 17.
This brought the number of patients to 49, out of which 42 have either been discharged or they sought transfers to private hospitals as of June 17 night.
Thus, as of June 18 morning, across Gujarat, there remained 19 patients still under treatment. These included the seven patients at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, five at KD Hospital, five at Zydus Ahmedabad, and one each at Apollo Ahmedabad and Zydus Dahod.
DNA matches and bodies handed over
Dr Joshi, giving the bulletin of DNA matches and bodies of the deceased being handed over to the families, said that a total of 190 DNA matches had been confirmed as of Wednesday (June 18) morning.
A total of 159 bodies had been handed over to families, as well as seven bodies whose DNA matching was not required and three bodies of patients who died during treatment.
Of the 159 bodies that have been handed over to families, 123 are Indians, 4 are Portuguese nationals, 27 are British nationals, one is a Canadian and four are non-passengers.
A total of 129 bodies were transported locally within Gujarat by road, while 28 other bodies were sent to other states, including 17 by road and 11 by air.
The bodies of two British nationals, Ashok Patel and his wife Shobhana Patel, were flown to the UK.
There are more than 15 families who claimed more than one body in the plane crash, Dr Patel said.
