Firecrackers injure 98 in Jaipur on Deepavali; 10 hurt their eyes
Most were treated at SMS Hospital and sent home; two were admitted, the hospital said.
Ninety-eight people with injuries from firecrackers were treated at Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital over Deepavali, the hospital administration said, Amar Ujala reported on 9 November.
Ten of them had eye injuries. Eighty-six were treated in the outpatient department and sent home, and two were admitted. The hospital did not give details of the other cases.
How the hospitals prepared
State government hospitals were put on alert on the instructions of the Medical and Health Minister, Gajendra Singh Khinvsar. Emergency departments and burn units made extra arrangements, leave was cancelled for emergency doctors and staff, and supplies of medicines and equipment were checked.
Staying safe
Adults should keep watch when children light crackers. Anyone with an eye injury should not rub the eye and should see a doctor at once.
What’s next
The hospital has not said whether any of the eye injuries will cause lasting harm.
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