2 passengers still to be discharged

Mumbai: Two of the 12 passengers, who sustained injuries while being evacuated from the Jet Airways Mumbai-Chennai flight 9W-2302 on Friday, are still undergoing treatment at Nanavati Hospital in Vile Parle.
Hospital authorities confirmed that around 10.40 pm, the 11 injured passengers were rushed to the hospital. Most of the patients who came to us were in a state of shock, said doctors. While a few sustained major injuries, most of them came with complaints of sprains and bruises.
According to medical superintendent of the hospital Dr Ashok Hatolkar, of the 11 patients, five required immediate attention. All but two passengers were discharged by Saturday early morning, said Hatolkar.
One of them was 58-year-old Nagpur resident Shivram Krishnan who required surgery.
The second passenger still to be discharged is 30-year-old Anita Ramaswamy, a resident of Annanagar in Chennai. She, too, is being treated for blunt injury though she is believed to not have suffered any fracture or serious wound.
29/08/10 Times of India

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