Abu Dhabi, April 06: Eight of those injured in Saturday’s vehicle pile-up on Abu Dhabi-Dubai Highway still remain in hospitals.
Six are under observation at Al Rahba Hospital while a Pakistani man with a lower leg fracture remains at Mafraq Hospital. Another Pakistani man who sustained cervical spine fracture is also being cared for at the Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC).
According to Dr Nellie Boma, chief medical officer of Al Rahba Hospital, four of the patients are still on the red category (critical) while two are on the yellow category (moderate to serious). However all are in stable condition.
“No one is in the ICU,” she told to media.
The remaining patients have multiple fractures from hip to fibula and to the ankle while an Egyptian woman at the hospital sustained head injury.
“She has concussion but no cerebral bleeding. The CAT (computed tomography) scan showed no evidential bleeding in the brain,” Dr Boma said.
Asked how long they are expected to remain in the hospital, Dr Boma said it may range from days to weeks and much longer to the patient with hip fracture.
Al Rahba Hospital previously admitted 52 people injured on Saturday morning’s road accident, nine in serious condition, 14 with moderate injuries and 29 with superficial injuries.
One of the two Pakistani men admitted on Saturday at Mafraq Hospital was discharged on Monday while the other with a fracture on the lower leg still remains at the hospital, said Dr Jehad Awad, deputy head or the Emergency Department of the hospital.
According to him, the remaining patient underwent fixation of the fracture and will have to stay a few days until the fracture is stable.
Mafraq Hospital treats on average 100 trauma patients per day from external causes including road accidents, work, home and sports injuries.
“The number of injuries from car accidents varies; it could be as much as between 20 – 25 to five cases per day. It depends also on the days, we have more on the weekdays when people are working,” Dr Awad said.
The rate of serious injuries depends on the “mechanism of the injury and the type of accident”, Dr Awad said.
“Statistics worldwide showed that serious injuries are less in number than minor injuries, but this varies depending on the nature of the accident and the condition of the accident, such as when a group of people are involved,” he added.
–Agencies–