12-year-old accident victim on road to recovery after a blueline bus ran him over, twice
12-year-old accident victim on road to recovery after a blueline bus ran him over, twice
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| Walking tall: Musamil Pathan at his residence PICs/SUBHASH BAROLIA |
He's lucky to be alive. On April 30, Muzamil Pathan, 12, was on a scooter with his father Mukhtar Pathan, going towards Sagarpur in west Delhi when a blueline bus hit them from behind near Pusa Road. Muzamil came under the front wheel of the bus that ran over his left leg.
But the tragedy didn't end there. The driver of the bus (DL 1P 5089) plying on route no. 712 realised that something was amiss. He backed up the bus trying to locate the victim and in the process ran him over again. Muzamil's left leg was by now literally in tatters, with muscles torn apart and bones exposed.
On discovering the situation, the bus driver didn't waste any time and fled from the scene. He was later arrested by the police for negligent driving.
The child, who was bleeding profusely, was brought to Dr BL Kapur Memorial Hospital in Karol Bagh at midnight. Muzamil had also suffered a fracture to the bone of the right thigh (fracture femur) as a result of the high impact injury. The case was so critical that everyone feared that his legs would have to be amputated.u00a0
Immediately team of four doctors, Dr Major General A S Bath (plastic surgeon), Dr D J S Tulla (plastic surgeon), Dr R Mahajan (orthopaedic) and Dr Ishwar (orthopaedic) swung into action and after immediate resuscitative measures, shifted the patient to the operation theatre.
"On opening the wound, it was found to be grossly contaminated with roadside gravel and tar. Most of the muscles of the left leg were found damaged and there was circumferential loss of skin cover. The left leg bone (tibia) was found exposed and the thigh skin had extensive friction burns. The wound was thoroughly cleaned. All the dead skin and necrotic muscles were removed," said Dr Major General A S Bath.
Subsequently the patient underwent sequential surgeries under the plastic surgery team over a period of one month. Total six surgeries were done in which muscles were planted over the bones followed by skin grafting. The last surgery consisted of providing skin cover to the wound.u00a0 Now Muzamil's wounds are healing; he was discharged from the hospital few days back.
Muzamil, a student of class seventh, was worried that he would not be able to walk again. Today, he is back on his feet and is ready to go back to school in a few months. "I had lost a lot of blood and there was barely any skin left on my leg. Everyone thought that I would never be able to walk again. I am so happy that I will join school soon," said Muzamil.
