Congress MLA falls 15 feet from stadium gallery in Kochi, on ventilator support

Congress MLA Uma Thomas was seriously injured after falling 15 feet from a VIP gallery at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kerala’s Kochi on Sunday, The Indian Express reported.

Hospital authorities said her condition was stable with ventilator support, The Hindu reported.

Thomas, who represents the Thrikkakara Assembly constituency, arrived at the stadium as a guest to attend a Bharatanatyam performance featuring 12,000 participants called “Mridanga Nadanam 2024”.

The organisers, Mridanga Vision, had constructed a makeshift viewing platform in the VIP gallery for the event.

Thomas fell after reportedly tripping on a ribbon barricade that was kept at the edge of the platform, according to The Indian Express. The incident occurred as she was entering the VIP gallery.

Thomas was taken to the privately-run Renai Medicity Hospital, where she was put on ventilator support. “She has sustained injuries to the brain, spine and lungs,” said the hospital’s medical director Krishnan Unni Polakulath to reporters on Sunday.

On Monday, a medical bulletin issued by the hospital said that Thomas’ condition was stable, The Hindu reported. It added that a CT scan of her head showed that her brain injury had not turned severe.

However, she would remain on ventilator support for a few days due to a lung contusion, which is a bruise sustained by the organ due to chest trauma.

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