A firefighter injured in a plane crash is on artificial lung ventilation due to injuries and bruises

Aurelio Orellana Vicuña, Executive President healthreports that a firefighter injured in an accident at Jorge Chavez International Airport remains in the shock trauma department of the Essalud Alberto Sabogal hospital.

In an interview program Everything is known from PTRindicated that 31-year-old Manuel Villanueva Alarcon was diagnosed with a severe head injury, as well as multiple brain contusions.

He explained that the last examination to which he was subjected showed that he had bruises on the brainstem and fractures of the bones of the face. “He receives comprehensive assistance. Problems with the chest and abdomen are already ruled out,” said Aurelio Orellana Vicuña.

is on a ventilator

EsSalud’s executive president asserted that Villanueva Alarcón is currently “on a ventilator and in a critical situation.” “When the patient’s condition stabilizes, we will refer him to the intensive care unit (ICU), where we already have a bed to treat him,” he said.

“Indeed, those 24 hours will be critical to the patient’s prognosis,” he noted.

In the accident, two aviation firefighters were killed instantly, as a result of a collision between a Latam aircraft moving along the runway and a truck in which rescuers were traveling.