Train crash girl's leg 'will be disabled'
By Cai Wenjun |
August 25, 2011, Thursday
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THE toddler who was the last survivor to be pulled from last month's high-speed rail crash will not regain the full use of her left leg, experts at Shanghai's Xinhua Hospital said yesterday, following group consultation.
Xiang Weiyi - better known by her nickname Yi Yi - lost her parents in the July 23 collision between two bullet trains in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, that left 40 people dead and more than 200 injured.
The 33-month-old child was not rescued until 21 hours after the crash, during which time her legs had been trapped.
Experts who reviewed her condition yesterday morning said the little girl will now receive comprehensive therapy focusing on anti-infection, nerve nutrition and hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
"Our current treatment is to control the seriousness of the disability after long-term rehabilitation and growth," said Dr Zhao Li, director of Xinhua's pediatric orthopedics department.
"Initially, we aim to close an open wound on her left leg and recover the function of the remaining leg muscle using an oxygen chamber."
Yi Yi, was transferred from Wenzhou to Shanghai on Monday for further treatment at the request of her family.
She has undergone five operations to remove dead muscle and nerves in Wenzhou.
Yi Yi's family expressed their gratitude to medical staff and everyone offering help. Xiang Yuyu, Yi Yi's uncle, wrote on his Weibo microblog: "I saw Yi Yi smile today. She's getting to know the hospital and the nurses."
Xiang Weiyi - better known by her nickname Yi Yi - lost her parents in the July 23 collision between two bullet trains in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, that left 40 people dead and more than 200 injured.
The 33-month-old child was not rescued until 21 hours after the crash, during which time her legs had been trapped.
Experts who reviewed her condition yesterday morning said the little girl will now receive comprehensive therapy focusing on anti-infection, nerve nutrition and hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
"Our current treatment is to control the seriousness of the disability after long-term rehabilitation and growth," said Dr Zhao Li, director of Xinhua's pediatric orthopedics department.
"Initially, we aim to close an open wound on her left leg and recover the function of the remaining leg muscle using an oxygen chamber."
Yi Yi, was transferred from Wenzhou to Shanghai on Monday for further treatment at the request of her family.
She has undergone five operations to remove dead muscle and nerves in Wenzhou.
Yi Yi's family expressed their gratitude to medical staff and everyone offering help. Xiang Yuyu, Yi Yi's uncle, wrote on his Weibo microblog: "I saw Yi Yi smile today. She's getting to know the hospital and the nurses."
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