LAHORE: A meeting was held to review the treatment of injured persons in Ahmadpur Sharqia tragedy at Jinnah Burn centre.
The meeting was attended by Allama Iqbal Medical College Principal Rashid Zia, Medical Superintendent Dr. Sohail Saqlain and Jinnah Burn Centre Executive Director Muazzam Nazir Tarrar. At present, 18 patients are under treatment at Jinnah Burn Centre, out of which, 11 were brought in very serious condition. Skin plantation operations of three patients have been completed while an 8-year-old boy named Yousaf has been sent to Bahawalpur after recovery.
A team comprising clinical psychologists of Jinnah Burn Centre and Social Welfare Department is engaged in mental and psychological support of the patients and their attendants. Hospital administration, Patients Welfare Organisation and other social institutions are caring for their welfare with the cooperation of district administration of Lahore.
Arrangements are being made for the dispatch of Skin Allografts from America to Jinnah Burn Centre donated for serious burn patients. Experts of Jinnah Burn Centre will play their part in successfully using Skin Allografts; they will also seek guidance and cooperation from doctors of Multan Burn Centre and Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur in this regard.