Mumbai Terror Attack: Hospitals struggle to cope with blast victims

Chaos reigned at various hospitals here with
over 80 injured people being rushed for
treatment after serial bomb blasts rocked
the metropolis this evening. Most of those
wounded were taken to JJ, St George, GT,
KEM and Harkishandas hospitals as the
medical staff scrambled to tackle the sudden
medical emergency.
Several of them were referred from one
hospital to another after they failed to
secure a place due to large number of
victims pouring in from the blast sites at
Dadar, Zaveri Bazaar and Opera House.
People queued up at hospitals to verify
whether their friends or relatives were
among the injured, while some were seen
donating blood and helping hospital
authorities.
At state-run J J Hospital, 17 injured were
admitted of which one died during
treatment. At Harkishandas Hospital, 29
persons, injured at the blast at Opera House,
were brought, sources said.
"Two bodies were also brought to
Harkishandas. Of the 29 injured, six have
suffered serious wounds. Some of the
victims were moved to Nair and Saifee
hospitals for further treatment," Jayant Patil,
Mumbai City's Guardian Minister, told
reporters.
At St Georges Hospital, nine persons were
admitted of which one is said to be in a
serious condition. One of the injured,
identified as Lalchand Ahuja (45), later died.
Some of the injured were identified as
Pradeep Jano, Ashok Patil, Nikhil Tanka and
Sundar Singh, hospital officials said.
"All the injured have suffered severe burns
and their body parts have been crushed,"
Pravin Shingare, Co-Director of St George
Hospital, said.
As many as 19 persons were brought to GT
Hospital, the sources said, adding that one
of them is said to be in a serious condition.
Seven persons from Dadar blast site were
being treated at KEM Hospital. Six of them
were identified as Shirish Kandalgaonkar,
Loria D'Souza, Varsha Thokarsi, Manekshah
Vishwakarma, Dhananjay Govindhadhikari
and Ganpat Bhovad.
"There are five dead in Saifee Hospital and
four in Harkishandas Hospital," Leader of
Opposition in State Assembly, Eknath Khadse
told reporters outside JJ Hospital.
Helpline Numbers: KEM Hospital: 022-24136051
Nair Hospital: 022-23085379
Harkishandas: 23855555/30095555 Saifee
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