New York, July 09 (News-Light.com) – Around 168 survivors of the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 this weekend have been treated at San Francisco-area hospitals. It has been revealed that survivors have suffered injuries ranging from minor bruises to paralyzing spinal cord injuries.
53 patients have been treated at San Francisco General Hospital, which is considered as the city’s only top-level trauma center. 53 patients include 27 adults and 26 kids. On Sunday, five adults and one child remained in critical condition.
Fifteen patients have been treated and released from the UCSF Medical Center. Another 55 patients have been treated at Stanford Hospitals & Clinics, while seven children went to the affiliated Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Seven patients have been treated at St Francis Memorial Hospital and five at St Mary’s Medical Center. California Pacific Medical Center treated nine patients, including two children, with injuries such as compression fractures, rib injuries and leg injuries. Four patients that have been admitted and are said to be in a stable condition.
The survivors have suffered various sorts of serious injuries like head injuries, spinal cord damage causing paralysis or bleeding injuries inside the abdomen. A few of patients have already been operated twice. It has been expected that many more surgeries are still to be done.
Two of those in critical condition arrived at the hospital with road rash on their back, limbs and face, suggesting they had been dragged over something. Some patients weren’t able to speak. Of those who could talk to doctors, most said they’d been seated at the back of the plane.
Even though the plane itself caught fire after the crash still relatively few burns have been suffered by the survivors.