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Battered baby Falak still critical, back on ventilator

Battered baby has undergone three surgeries

  • IANS
  • Published: 00:00 February 13, 2012
  • Gulf News

New Delhi: After showing marginal improvement in her condition, two-year-old baby Falak is back on the ventilator with difficulty in breathing, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said yesterday.

The baby was abandoned in a battered condition at the AIIMS more than three weeks ago.

"The baby was put off the ventilator as her chest infection had cleared and the blood infection had also subsided. But she developed some difficulty in breathing on Saturday and had to be put back on it," said Deepak Agrawal, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the AIIMS trauma centre.

Falak was brought to AIIMS by a teenage girl on January 18 with a fractured skull, bruises and human bite marks all over her tiny frame.

The baby has undergone three surgeries so far and doctors say she is stable but critical.

Comments (2)

  1. Added 19:16 February 13, 2012

    The kid is still not recovered was sad. Inspite of Falak undergoing three surgeries, still her condition is critical and is painful. AIIMS, known for its reputation of capable Doctors in its Administration, should Deliver in this Case. I Pray for this kid's speedy recovery without further delay. K.Ragavan. Chennai47 India

    K.Ragavan, Chennai, India

  2. Added 16:47 February 13, 2012

    Shame on people who do such things to their babies!

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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