Pune, 25th July 2025: A 13-year-old child who fell from the fifth floor of a residential building and was taken to the hospital with severed injury and unconscious state was successfully saved by doctors at Manipal Hospital, Kharadi. The child had sustained severe injury to the entire left side of his body, including fractures in the Femur (Thigh bone), hand, foot, pelvis, internal bleeding and spinal injury. His blood pressure on arrival was 50mmhg and his hemoglobin level was critically low at 5g/dL.
Due to Internal bleeding and a low platelet count led to the kid’s condition significantly deteriorate. Between 12:00 am and 3:00 am, a Three-hour emergency surgery was conducted to fix the hand and Femur (Thigh) fracture.
While speaking about the case, Dr. Vinay Kumar Gautam, Consultant – Orthopedic Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Kharadi said, “Blood transfusions and close observation were carried out after the resuscitation. To check for any interior damage, imaging took place. Because the child was moving his limbs, unsafe blood pressure seemed to indicate a spinal injury, but head damage did not seem severe enough to necessitate brain surgery. The boy experienced a series of surgical treatments over the span of the next three days, including separate procedures for the pelvis and the feet, then separate spine surgery, separate long bone fixation for the femur, Humerus fracture, Elbow fracture and wound debridement as the final major procedure. To reduce the risk of bleeding and infection, drainage treatments were also carried out.
The patient was under treatment of pediatric intensive care unit under Dr. Rohan Chougule, Consultant – Pediatrics. Spine stabilization was led by Dr. Mohit Mutha, Consultant – Spine Surgery, while Dr. Manoj Pawar, Consultant – Pulmonology, assisted in managing respiratory stability in the ICU.
Mr. Parmeswar Das, Director, Manipal Hospital, Kharadi, Pune said, “This is a case example of the preparation and excellence of our trauma and emergency team. The severely injured child’s successful recovery from his tragic fall is evidence of our hospital’s dedication to providing excellent multidisciplinary treatment and quick emergency response.”
The surgery was successfully completed by Dr Vinay Kumar Gautam, Consultant – Orthopedic, and patient was under the supervision of paediatric consultant Dr. Rohan Chougule, the patient was kept under observation in the paediatric intensive care unit. Dr. Mohit Mutha, Consultant in Spine Surgery, oversaw the stabilization of the spine, while Dr. Manoj Pawar, Consultant in Pulmonology, helped to oversee respiratory stability in the intensive care unit.