The next few days will be crucial for the people who were severely burnt in the Boksburg blast. The logistics company whose driver is expected in court on Wednesday, reiterated that it would only comment once their investigation was complete. | itchybyte
Doctors and nurses will be closely monitoring the patients.
The families of the people caught up in the devastating Boksburg blast now have an agonising wait to see who will pull through from their catastrophic injuries sustained on Saturday. The medical team looking after them would have to pay careful attention to the potential for bacterial infections, as victims can lose the protective barriers on their severely burnt bodies.The patients who suffered from smoke inhalation would have been intubated to help their respiratory system recover.
SAMA had put out a call for help for extra doctors and nurses to assist with the very specific care needed for burn victims, and the call had been answered, said Mzukwa.Join the 1 million News24 readers who are signed up to receive the top, must-read stories of the day in their inbox. Join them and get premium news, every weekday at 6 am.
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