The hospital says: As 5-6 percent of the burns are likely to affect the airways and lungs, there is a need for treatment under high surveillance.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel and Pokhara Metropolitan City Chief Dhanraj Acharya, who were injured when the balloon burst due to flames, have been treated at Kirtipur Hospital.
Finance Minister Paudel and Mayor Acharya have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and are being treated by Director Kiran Kishore Nakarmi through a statement.
'Today, February 3, 2081, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel and Pokhara Metropolitan Mayor Dhanraj Acharya have been admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment at Kirtipur Hospital due to burn injuries from Pokhara,' the statement reads, 'According to their preliminary assessment, 5-6% of them have suffered burns, but due to facial burns, there is a possibility that the airways and lungs may be affected.
dr. Vishal Karki said that the condition of both of them was normal and the burn wound was in danger of turning into a deep one, so the treatment was started by keeping them in ICU . Their condition is normal. The burn wound is not deep . However, there is a danger of turning into a deep . When it fell, they swallowed the smoke . We have planned to keep him in the ICU for the first 48 hours to observe whether it has affected him. It will be known in 3/4 days whether the wound will be deep or not . Until that time, we will do dressing and give medicine,' he told Kantipur.
In their treatment Prof. Dr. BD Jha, Dr. Praveen Giri and other intensive care team, Prof. Dr. Shankarman Rai, Dr. Vishal Karki, Dr. Burn experts including Manish Yadav, Dr. Emergency treatment team including Prayus Aryal and nursing team including Reena Gauchan, Nirmala Kunwar, Trishna Maharjan are mentioned in the statement.
During the inauguration of the Pokhara visit year, 2025, the balloon burst into flames after lighting the lamp from the remote on Saturday. Sparks of fire hit their bodies. Both people were brought to Kirtipur Hospital after first aid in Pokhara.
