Overview
- V. D. Satheeshan said he would arrange and fully fund a prosthetic forearm for Vinodini, instructing that the fitting process begin today.
- The child’s right arm was amputated at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital after complications developed following a plaster at Palakkad District Hospital.
- Media reports attribute the deterioration to compartment syndrome linked to improper bandaging, and two doctors were reported suspended.
- The family received Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, which they say does not cover a functional prosthesis and long-term care.
- The nine-year-old remains out of school, has learned to write with her left hand, and says she will return to class after receiving the prosthetic.