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Diwali Injuries Surge: Eye Trauma, Burns Plague Delhi
10 Nov
Summary
- Over 500 injury cases linked to Diwali firecrackers and diyas were reported.
- Eye injuries, burns, and embedded foreign particles were major concerns.
- GTB Hospital treated the highest number of patients with 172 cases.
Over 500 individuals in Delhi sustained injuries related to firecrackers and diyas during the Diwali celebrations on November 8-9. A significant number of these incidents involved eye injuries, severe burns, and foreign particles embedded in the skin and eyes. Various hospitals across the city reported these cases, with Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital attending to the highest number of patients.
AIIMS Delhi's ophthalmology center noted nearly 110 patients with ocular injuries, predominantly from firecrackers, affecting many children and young adults. Separately, AIIMS's burn department recorded 42 cases. Safdarjung Hospital treated 135 minor burn cases and seven major burn admissions, including some from diyas, with children being among the affected.
Other hospitals like RML Hospital and Aakash Healthcare also reported numerous firecracker-related injuries. Aakash Healthcare specifically noted 11 eye injury patients, nine of whom had foreign particles embedded, underscoring the potential for serious, vision-threatening trauma from such incidents.
