BMCRI’s skin bank’s resources burned out
ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: Jul 12, 2021, 06:00 IST
Victoria Hospital’s burn centre
Victoria Hospital, that treats over 100 burn patients in a month, is out of skin supply, says it received only one donor in the last year
Victoria Hospital, affiliated to
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), is the only government-run facility with a burn ward with 54 beds. The hospital receives over 100 burn cases on a monthly basis. Unfortunately, the BMCRI, one of the few skin banks in
India, has run out of skin now, rendering the hospital helpless while helping burn patients. Last year, the skin bank at