Overview
- Rescuers spent about two hours freeing the child’s arm from beneath the escalator steps, according to authorities.
- She was admitted with severe skeletal injury and deep soft‑tissue damage contaminated by escalator grease.
- Surgeons stopped bleeding, removed necrotic tissue, cleaned and sutured the wounds, and applied a temporary splint in a roughly one‑hour operation.
- The patient is in intensive care under the supervision of department head Anton Shkoda with continuous monitoring of vital signs.
- Prosecutors, regional police and the Investigative Committee have launched inspections, and the treatment plan will be set after further tests and specialist consultations.