No fewer than 32 victims of Thursday’s unfortunate Train-Bus accident which occurred at the PWD – Shogunle axis of Ikeja in Lagos State have been discharged from three State public health facilities after quality medical care and management, the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said.
Speaking to journalists , Abayomi explained that 19 of the 102 accident victims were discharged from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, five from Accident and Emergency Centre at the Toll Gate and eight from the Orile-Agege General Hospital.
He disclosed that LASUTH received additional 17 victims of the accident after the initial 85 that were recorded, bringing the total number of injured persons associated with the misfortune to 102. Abayomi noted that the fatality figure remained at six with no other death recorded from 12.00 noon Thursday till 12:00 noon when the update briefing was held.
The Commissioner adduce the low casualty figure recorded to the effective triage strategy that was put in place and carried out first by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, and the Lagos State Ambulance Service LASAMBUS, and secondly by the management of LASUTH.
He revealed that he has also visited patients transferred to other government hospitals from LASUTH, stressing that all patients are stable and responding well to management. He noted that severe complications are unlikely as the patients have been settled into their respective wards.
Abayomi stated further that 40 units of blood were transfused to stabilise patients who require a blood transfusion, adding that the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service, LSBTS, was able to collect 256 units of blood from voluntary donors who heeded the call for blood donation for victims of the accident.
The Commissioner, while noting that the well-coordinated responses of appropriate agencies of government have resulted in commendable efforts which ought to be applauded, thanked all those involved in the life-saving act, which he said, has once again shown the resolve and resilient spirit of Lagos State and its people.
