Rescue workers help MLA Uma Thomas who sustained severe injuries after falling from the gallery of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Kochi, on December 29, 2024.
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The condition of Congress legislator Uma Thomas who had sustained severe injuries in the head and lungs after she fell from a gallery at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor in Kochi, Kerala, on Sunday remains stable though she continued to be on ventilator support, according to hospital authorities on Monday (December 30, 2024).
A medical bulletin issued by Renai Medicity Hospital after a meeting of the medical board stated that a CT scan of the head conducted on December 30 morning revealed that her brain injury has not turned severe.
Though the internal bleeding in the lungs has not aggravated, the pulmonary contusion following the fall has not improved. She will remain on ventilator support for a few days, despite her vitals being stable in view of the lung contusion. The antibiotic treatment to reduce the lung infection is continuing. Even though the scan had showed an un-displaced cervical spine fracture, there is no need for any immediate surgical intervention to address it. It will be carried out, if required, after her condition improved, it said.
The spot at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor in Kochi where Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas met with an accident on Sunday evening.
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“Her vitals and haemodynamics are in control. But she is critical. The challenge we are going to face is her lung. Multiple rib fractures and aspiration to the lungs may cause an impending infection in the lung. We will be doing a bronchoscopy on Tuesday morning,” said Krishnanunni Polakulath, Medical Director of the hospital.
Minister for Industries P. Rajeeve, along with Hibi Eden, Ernakulam MP, said the existing treatment procedure will continue. “We have been sharing the medical findings with experts from outside and the medical board will consider their opinion,” said the Minister.
A team of doctors from Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, who had reached the hospital on Sunday night have left after holding detailed discussions with the doctors at the hospital, said Mr. Rajeeve.
Ms. Thomas, MLA representing the Thrikkakara Assembly constituency in Ernakulam district, had reached the venue to attend the inauguration of a mass dance event held to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. She fell from a height from the temporary stage set up on the VIP gallery. She had reportedly hit her head on the concrete ground. The initial probe by the police had revealed safety violations, including the absence of proper barricading on the stage.
Responding to the allegations that there were lapses in the conduct of the event, Mr. Rajeeve said the police have begun a detailed probe into the allegations and to ascertain the safety lapses at the venue. “Those who have complaints about the conduct of the event can share it with the investigating officials. The government will take stringent action against those responsible based on the outcome of the probe,” he said.
Published – December 30, 2024 12:14 pm IST
