Delhi hospitals are set to treat victims of burn injuries during Diwali an official said on Sunday.
Safdarjung Hospital which has a reputed burn injury ward has added 24 extra beds and deployed six more medical specialists.nbsp;
quot;We have increased the number of beds and specialists and will keep medicines ready for any emergencyquot; AK Rai the Medical Superintendent in the hospital said.nbsp;
quot;We have Asia’s largest burn injury ward and our doctors are very well trained to treat such patientsquot; he said.nbsp;
The Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in central Delhi too will have an emergency OPD to handle burn cases on Diwali night and will deploy more doctors as well.nbsp;
quot;It has been observed that the number of burn injury victims spike on Diwali nightquot; VK Sinha Public Relation Officer PRO at the hospital said.nbsp;
Most cases of burns on Diwali arise from accidents attributed to firecrackers and are reported from late in the night to 6 in the morning.
Many need only preliminary treatment.nbsp;
quot;Around 125-150 such cases come on Diwali. We have enough beds to cater to even more. But if the number exceeds we send them to Safdarjung or other hospitalsquot; Sinha added.nbsp;
The CATS Centralised Accident and Trauma Services has also put all its 150 plus ambulances on high alert. They will act in coordination with the police.
quot;The burn cases usually come late at night. Sometimes we also get calls from people suffering from asthmaquot; L.S. Raina the Administration Officer Operations CATS said.nbsp;
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