Even though all six patients are still intubated and in a medically induced coma, they are “all on course” to recovery, said the Arizona Burn Center.
A 3-year-old boy who died Monday was the fourth person to succumb to injuries from a massive explosion of fireworks on New Year's Eve at a Honolulu home, and a doctor said six others faced long recoveries in Arizona ... the injured to Phoenix for treatment ...
All six patients transferred to Arizona are intubated and in medically induced comas, according to the Arizona Burn Center.
The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center.
The explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii, killed three women and injured more than 20 people, many of whom have burns over most of their bodies and six victims remain in a critical condition in Arizona
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While six survivors of the Aliamanu fireworks explosion receive treatment in Arizona, some of their loved ones also made the trip to help in their recovery. Efforts are underway to help support these families during the difficult time away from home.
At the media briefing Monday, Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center said the fireworks explosions patients who were flown there over the weekend have all undergone surgeries to remove the burns. But their care will be lengthy still with more surgeries planned this week.
Six Hawaii fireworks explosion victims are expected to stay at a Phoenix burn center for an extended time, doctors said Monday.
Of the dozens of people injured in the blast many are facing a long road to recovery with burns covering between 45% to nearly 80% of their bodies
PHOENIX, Ariz. (KVOA) — 6 critically burned victims from a deadly New Year's Day fireworks disaster in Honolulu Hawaii were airlifted to a Phoenix hospital for special treatment.
City officials said a 3-year-old boy injured in the New Year’s Eve explosion died at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children on Monday morning. Six people injured in the Honolulu fireworks explosion who were flown to an Arizona burn unit have undergone surgery and are stable, according to the burn center’s director.
A woman who died in the New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion on Keaka Drive was identified Tuesday as 61-year-old Carmelita Benigno, according to the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office. Officials previously said the other victims were 23-year-old Jennifer Van, 58-year-old Nelie Ibarra and 3-year-old Cassius Ramos-Benigno.