Kerala Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan provided an update on Congress MLA Uma Thomas, who sustained a head injury after falling from the VIP Gallery of the JN Stadium in Kochi while attending the Mridanga Naadam Bharatanatyam Programme.
“She has sustained a head injury and multiple fractures. She needs to be monitored for the next 24 hours. We are providing all the medical help,” Satheesan told media on Sunday night.
“At the beginning, we thought it was a grave situation,” he added.
Kerala Minister P Rajeev confirmed that Uma Thomas is currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after the fall.
The Minister assured that a team of medical experts from various departments would consult with the doctors to determine the next steps in her treatment.
Rajeev said, “She is under treatment in the ICU. I have discussed this with the CM and the health minister and they will send the medical team. Experts from different departments will come and thereafter they will consult with the doctors here and decide what should be done.“