Burns Emergency now operational at AIIMS Delhi
The emergency services are made available on the ground floor of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Block with dedicated areas, and one can enter from Chaudhary Jhandu Singh Road in JPNATC Campus;
New Delhi: A premier Health Institute AIIMS has recently, initiated emergency services for patients with burn injuries at the Burns and Plastic Surgery Block., a statement from the institute mentioned.
The facility, located next to the Trauma Centre, was so far being used as an ad hoc facility to treat COVID-19 patients.
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The emergency services are made available on the ground floor of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Block with dedicated areas, and one can enter from Chaudhary Jhandu Singh Road in JPNATC Campus, according to a circular issued by the AIIMS medical superintendent on March 15.
Eight observation beds have been facilitated for the emergency services, it said.
The block, according to the officials, is equipped to handle approximately 15,000 burn emergencies and 5,000 burn admissions a year.
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