New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI) An Indian Army personnel, who lost his hand while operating a machine at a unit located in the forward area, underwent a successful operation at the R & R hospital here, after being airlifted by an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft within an hour of the incident.
The IAF, through its social media post X, said the injured personnel who was airlifted by the IAF to Delhi received medical attention ‘due to the dark night airlift’ with the help of ‘Night Vision Goggles’ (NVGs) from the Ladakh sector.
A team of medical personnel at the R & R Hospital successfully carried out the surgery on Jawan, who is now recovering well.
“An #Indian Army personnel severed his hand while operating a machine at a unit located in the forward area,” the IAF tweeted.
“Given a window of 6 to 8 hours for emergency surgery to save his appendage, an IAF C-130J aircraft was launched within an hour to move the Jawan for surgery at the R & R hospital in Delhi. The injured personnel received medical attention promptly due to the dark-night airlift on NVGs from the Ladakh sector by #IAF. A dedicated team of medical personnel carried out a successful surgery, and the jawan is now on his path to recovery,” the IAF post added.
