Of the 40 people on the flight still being treated, 22 patients have spinal cord injuries and six have brain and skull injuries, a hospital official said.
Twenty people who were aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence and was diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing on Tuesday remain in intensive care, a hospital official says.
“The number of patients in the ICU remains the same,” Adinun Kittiratanapaibool, director of Bangkok's Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, told reporters on Thursday, referring to the medical center's intensive care unit.
“The meaning of those in ICU are those who need a lot of care,” he said, adding that there are currently no life-threatening cases.
Of the 40 people on the flight still being treated, 22 patients have spinal cord injuries and six have brain and skull injuries, he said.
The hospital's oldest patient is 83 years old and the youngest is a two-year-old boy who suffered a concussion, he added.
Adinun had said 41 people were still under treatment, but later said one had been discharged.
The 41 people included ten British citizens, nine Australians, seven Malaysians and four Filipinos, according to a presentation made by Adinun.
It did not provide any breakdown of the number of passengers and crew members under treatment.
One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and dozens were injured after Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered what the airline described as sudden and extreme turbulence while flying over Myanmar.
More than 140 passengers and crew members of the flight arrived in Singapore on Wednesday.
