Medical student airlifted to AIIMS
octors at AIIMS said Abin Suri, who was part of a group of medical students from Kerala on a holiday in Nepal.
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The injuries in his spine and lower limbs have damaged his kidneys, because of which he had to undergo two dialysis procedures in Nepal.
A 25-year-old medical student from Kozhikode in Kerala who survived the Kathmandu earthquake was airlifted and admitted to AIIMS on Wednesday morning. Doctors at AIIMS said Abin Suri, who was part of a group of medical students from Kerala on a holiday in Nepal, sustained fractures in his spine and lower limbs,which have also crushed his kidneys.
According to Dr Neerja Bhatla, chairperson of media and protocol cell at AIIMS, “Suri was brought here primarily because of his kidneys. The injuries in his spine and lower limbs have damaged his kidneys, because of which he had to undergo two dialysis procedures in Nepal. Since he has been brought in we have performed another dialysis.”
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Dr Bhatla said doctors would be deciding the course of his treatment in the next few days. Suri is a student at the Kozhikode Medical College according to sources. Doctors said while the crush injuries would be managed by orthopedic surgeries, options were being “explored” for his kidney damage. “We have performed scans to assess the damage to his internal organs. His general condition is stable, and the crush injuries will be managed after surgeries. He may need kidney transplant in the long run,” a source said.
Sources also said Suri is the only survivor in the group of doctors from Kozhikode. Hospital authorities said two days after the earthquake, another six patients had been brought to AIIMS on Monday for treatment of fractures. “Out of those who came here, six had fractures in their legs from crush injuries. They were attended to in our outpatient department and discharged,” Dr Bhatla said. According to AIIMS doctors, multiple fractures in the lower limbs are the most common type of injuries in earthquakes, while most fatal cases in earthquakes are usually head injuries.
A team of 31 specialists, including general and orthopedic surgeons, anesthetists and emergency care specialists from AIIMS flew to Nepal on Monday to be part of the rescue efforts and continue to be in Kathmandu.
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