Chennai: Tamil Nadu's emergency services handled one of their busiest Deepavali periods on record, with 1,387 people admitted to hospitals for burns, road accidents and minor injuries in the 24 hours from 7 am on November 7 to 7 am on November 8, according to an emergency medical services report cited by South Matters. The 108 emergency call centre received 16,079 calls during the same period.

Source: South Matters

Of the calls received, 2,475 were related to accidents, 98 concerned burn injuries and 396 were related to minor injuries, the report said. A total of 1,283 ambulances were on duty across the state during the festival period.

Source: South Matters

Admissions: 956 accident cases, 110 burns, 321 minor injuries

The admission figures break down into 956 patients admitted for accident-related injuries, 110 admitted for burn injuries and 321 admitted for minor injuries or assault cases, taking the total to 1,387, the report said.

Source: South Matters

269 burn cases, 65 of them children

Hospitals treated 269 people for burn injuries in all — 110 admitted as inpatients and 159 treated as outpatients — figures also reported by NewsX from the same official data. Among the burn patients, 65 were children below 15 years: 48 treated as outpatients and 17 admitted, according to the report's age breakdown. The burn cases included 92 male outpatients and 76 male inpatients, and 19 female outpatients and 17 female inpatients, the report said.

Source: NewsX

Thanjavur, Madurai hospitals took the heaviest load

The report listed five government hospitals that received burn, accident and minor-injury patients. Thanjavur Government Medical College Hospital recorded 36 outpatients and 87 inpatients, Madurai Government Medical College Hospital reported 6 outpatients and 84 inpatients, and Chengalpattu Government Medical College Hospital recorded 85 inpatients. Periyar Nagar Government Hospital reported one outpatient and 64 inpatients, while Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital recorded 46 outpatients and 13 inpatients.

Source: South Matters

The figures cover the main Deepavali day reporting window only, and emergency services typically publish updated totals as the festival period continues. The statewide tally is separate from individual incidents reported during the festival, including the fire at a firecracker shop in Panruti, Cuddalore district, that injured seven people on November 7.

Source: South Matters