Dehradun, Burns & Plastic Surgeon Dr. Harish Ghildiyal expressed his concerns over the increasing accidents of high tension electrical burn injuries and requested the common people to be vigilant and alert when around high tension electrical lines so that the loss of limbs and life can be prevented.
Dr. Ghildiyal said, “since past two years, twenty patients have been treated in Kailash hospital, all victims of high tension electrical burns. Out of the twenty treated patients so far, seven lost their limbs but unfortunately, two of them lost their life.”
Dehradun district topped the number of total patients with eleven such patients, what is even sadder is the fact that out of the seven who lost their limb, four of the patients were below the age of 14 years.
Dr. Harish Ghildiyal shared the case history of two children who were badly burnt from high tension electrical lines. 11 year Anushka, resident of Jakholi, District Rudraprayag came in contact with a high tension wire while playing with other children on her terrace and received life threatening burns in her right hand , arm, lower abdomen. Reaching Kailash Hospital in critical condition, fasciotomy operation was done to save her right upper limb but unfortunately gangrene set in and to prevent the spread of infection, Anushka’s her right hand was removed until the mid arm. To cover lower abdominal deep burns, tissues from the right thigh were transferred using microsurgical techniques for skin grafting. Post the treatment Anushka was discharged.
In another similar incident, on 24th November last year, 7 year old Abhimanyu resident of village Malhan, Palio Shimla bypass road was electrocuted by a high tension wire while playing. After five plastic surgical operations he was discharged but in this battle he too lost his left hand.
Dr. Harish Ghildiyal appealed to one and all, “to be careful and vigilant and maintain a distance from high tension lines especially children who are ignorant of the threats.” He also requested the administration to take notice of the increasing incidences in residential colonies.
Director of the Kailash hospital Pawan Sharma and Medical Superintendent Dr. Atish Sinha were also present in the Press conference.
