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Special surgery at Mumbai hospital helps Raigad boy survive pellet gun injuries
Updated On: 21 July, 2021 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Somita Pal
Five-year-old’s father says he sustained the injuries after his mother accidentally shot him with a country-made gun while trying to scare off some crows in their field
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Aryan along with his family and the doctors at KEM hospital
A 5-year-old boy from a village in Raigad got a new lease of life after he underwent a successful surgery at a city-based hospital for the injuries he suffered from a pellet gun. According to Aryan Pardhi’s father Hanuman Pardhi, his mother was trying to scare off some crows in their paddy field using a country made firearm just as they were preparing to have lunch, when she accidentally shot her son. While doctors at a nearby hospital removed some of the pellets, two remained stuck. Speaking to mid-day, Dr Tushar Rathod, orthopaedic surgeon, KEM Hospital, said, “When Aryan was brought to us on July 1, he had high-grade fever and injury marks on his back. Initial investigations showed the presence of foreign particles in his back, which had got infected and resulted in fever. We immediately thought of conducting the surgery. He also had weakness in his left toe.”
Dr Tushar Rathod shows the boy’s X-ray scans
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