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Surat boy survives 3-ft rod through neck in freak fall
A 10-year-old boy in Surat's Unn area survived a freak accident after falling from the third floor of a madrasa onto a protruding iron rod from an under-construction building. The 3-foot rod…
A 10-year-old boy in Surat's Unn area survived a freak accident after falling from the third floor of a madrasa onto a protruding iron rod from an under-construction building. The 3-foot rod entered through his shoulder and neck and exited through his mouth.
Locals used a cutter to free the rod before rushing him to New Civil Hospital's trauma centre. Doctors said his survival chances were just 20%. A team of surgeons led by Dr Divyang Dave and Dr Prakash Patel performed a one-hour surgery to remove the rod. The boy's major blood vessels were unharmed, salivary glands and muscles suffered minor damage.
The child is stable in the ICU. His father, Sadre Alam, said he was at work when informed and thanked the doctors. The cause of the accident will be determined from CCTV footage at the madrasa.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The boy's survival hinged on the rod missing major neck vessels, a matter of millimetres. Such impalement injuries, though rare, are well-documented in trauma literature, outcomes depend critically on pre-hospital handling. Here, bystanders cutting the rod rather than pulling it out avoided catastrophic bleeding, following standard first-aid principle. Surat's New Civil Hospital, a government facility, has handled several similar urban trauma cases, building the multi-specialty response seen here. The key detail to watch is the CCTV investigation, which will determine whether building safety norms near the madrasa were violated, potentially leading to liability under Gujarat's municipal building byelaws.
The boy's survival hinged on the rod missing major neck vessels, a matter of millimetres. Such impalement injuries are rare but well-documented, outcomes depend critically on pre-hospital handling.
Source: aajtak.in
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