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Mother and 8-Month-Old Discharged After Five-Week Burn Treatment From Air India Crash

Their recovery relied on free multidisciplinary care at KD Hospital using maternal skin grafts plus ventilator support with drainage tubes following severe burns in the June 12 crash

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Overview

  • Manisha Kachhadiya shielded her son Dhyaansh from flames when Air India Flight IC171 struck BJ Medical College residential quarters, sustaining 25% burns while Dhyaansh suffered 36% third-degree burns
  • KD Hospital admitted both patients immediately, offering free specialised paediatric critical care that included fluid resuscitation, blood transfusions and continuous monitoring
  • Surgeons grafted thin layers of Dhyaansh’s own skin alongside tissue donated by his mother to cover deep wounds and reduce infection risks
  • Dhyaansh overcame a lung complication requiring an intercostal drainage tube while his father, Dr Kapil Kachhadiya, ensured meticulous wound dressings throughout the five-week treatment
  • After coordinated intervention by burn, plastic surgery and critical care teams, the mother-son duo achieved satisfactory healing and left the hospital to continue recovery at home