The Arizona Burn Foundation is providing accommodation in the Phoenix area for 20 family members of these six survivors.
Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year's are comparable to battlefield injuries, the doctor overseeing their care said Friday.
PHOENIX — The U.S. military flew six victims from the tragic New Year's fireworks explosion in Honolulu to an Arizona facility due to limited bed space at Hawaii's only burn center, officials said.
All six patients transferred to Arizona are intubated and in medically induced comas, according to the Arizona Burn Center.
Six patients from New Year’s fireworks explosion in Aliamanu are still fighting for their lives in intensive care at a specialized burn center in Arizona. The six severely injured patients, who earlier this month were transferred from Hawaii to the Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center—Valleywise Health,
Six Hawaii fireworks explosion victims are expected to stay at a Phoenix burn center for an extended time, doctors said Monday.
The six patients from Hawaii’s New Year’s fireworks blast are in stable condition and expected to survive, according to the doctor in charge of treating them at a specialized burn center in Arizona.
Dr. Michael White at Valleywise Health in Phoenix said all six burn patients have a good chance of survival after the explosion on New Year's Eve.
Six burn patients from last week’s deadly fireworks explosion in Hawaii are now in the care of the Valleywise Health Arizona Burn Center in Phoenix.
At the media briefing Monday, Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center said the fireworks explosions patients who were flown there over the weekend have all undergone surgeries to remove the burns. But their care will be lengthy still with more surgeries planned this week.
PHOENIX — Six victims of a Hawaii fireworks explosion are expected ... All six people arrived at Valleywise’s Arizona Burn Center, located at 26th and Roosevelt streets, on Saturday night.
The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center.