Ten people suffered skull injuries after a train crash in Palermo: what the medical reports say about the injured
He train accident Happened this Friday in the Palermo neighborhood could have been a tragedy, This is being continued by emergency personnel, who have been working since 10:30 am near Dorrego and Figueroa Alcorta to care for those affected by the accident. There were no deaths. However, the episode was abandoned Higher number of injuries.
According to the same sources, infobae, 55 people had to be transferred including hospitals Seven minors- while others 42 received assistance on site Of influence. The latter was determined not to need to be taken to a health center after undergoing several medical tests.
Most of the seriously injured passengers were admitted to hospital. Rivadavia Hospitalin which total accommodation was 13. The rest were hospitalized or kept under observation, depending on each case. Fernandez, Pirovano, Santojani, Durand, Tornau, Ramos Mejía, Piñero, Grierson, Zubizarreta, Argerich, Gutierrez and Alvarez., Similarly, a police officer aboard the train was transferred to Churuka.
According to what was indicated in the medical reports that he had infobaeThe most frequently repeated diagnosis in hospitalized patients is skull injuries, In this context, the number of affected people is 55. 10 who suffered brain trauma of varying severity.
This number includes A one year old boy and a seven year old girlHowever, those who had brain damageIn loss of consciousness. Both are undergoing treatment in Rivadavia.
Others also have the same diagnosis three people: a 59-year-old woman who also suffered multiple strokes (admitted to Fernandez); Another 36-year-old man who is in the same hospital also suffered injuries; and a 41-year-old man living in Ramos Mejía, who suffered injuries to the right side of his body.
On the other hand, there are Four passengers became unconscious due to head injuries. while others were injured was not specified The seriousness of your situation.
Among those who probably bore the brunt of the collision of the structures was a 37-year-old man who suffered skull collapse And he was scheduled to undergo surgery this afternoon, although officials at the Rivadavia hospital, where he is admitted, clarified that it was a “non-urgent” intervention.
multiple injuries, multiple traumas and injuries Complete the list of diagnoses of people affected in this morning’s accident in different parts of the body. there were passengers along with him facial trauma, ankle and neck injuries, and chest and knee trauma.
Speaking to this medium, a 13-year-old boy, who left the training unharmed and was waiting around the Rivadavia hospital for his mother – who was injured – said: “We were sitting in the middle of the train, our backs to a -was on the other side, and the shock threw us back.”My mother felt a strain on her neck and a slight injury to her leg as the seat was separated from the floor on one side.”
Furthermore, he reported that behind him “there was a girl who hit him in the face and her nose was bleeding.” However, at the height where he was with his mother, they were all sitting. “It didn’t feel that much, I wasn’t scared. “Must have been stronger ahead,” he said of the impact.
Regarding hypotheses about the causes of the accident, the first information convincing that the accident occurred 100% due to human error Within the framework of non-functioning of the automatic signaling system.
Sector sources said infobae The driver who was driving the train with passengers received the right to travel on that track, despite the fact that the locomotive was stopped on the road. Drivers received written notice to proceed, No signal since 10 days due to cable theft And these are not repaired due to lack of spare parts.