Bengaluru stampede: Most victims discharged, say hospitals

Out of the ten sufferers admitted at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru, solely two are nonetheless being handled, mentioned T Kemparaju, the hospital’s Medical Superintendent. He added {that a} whole of 18 sufferers had been handled on the hospital after the stampede on the Chinnaswamy Stadium, stories PTI.

The two individuals nonetheless present process therapy embrace a affected person who had fractured his leg after he fell, and the opposite is a 14-year-old boy who suffered minor accidents. Because the damage is close to his proper eye, he’s saved below commentary, defined Kemparaju. The boy’s mom mentioned that her son remains to be scared and confused about what actually occurred and that he would largely be discharged tomorrow.

Nawaz, the boy’s uncle, added that he was unaware of his nephew going to the victory parade. “He just told us that he would be hanging out with his friends. It seems he was walking towards the Chinnaswamy stadium when he fell and lost consciousness. We were then informed by the hospital that he was already admitted there,” he mentioned.

Four out of the 16 sufferers dropped at Vydehi Superspeciality Hospital had been declared introduced lifeless, and the remaining had been admitted. Two sufferers are nonetheless below commentary, a hospital spokesperson mentioned at present.

Kemparaju mentioned the sufferers had been largely handled for minor scrapes, respiration issue and anxiousness.

A hospital supply mentioned that regardless that most sufferers suffered minor accidents, the neurology division is protecting them below commentary as they’re nonetheless in shock.

The stampede broke out close to the gates of Bengaluru’s iconic M. Chinnaswamy stadium on Jun 4, when over 2 lakh Royal Challengers Bengaluru followers gathered to have a good time the workforce’s maiden IPL win. The incident led to at the least 11 deaths and left a number of others hospitalised with accidents.