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.
Officials with the Arizona Burn Center are expected to provide additional details on the status of six victims who were injured in a terrifying fireworks explosion last week in Hawaii.
All six patients transferred to Arizona are intubated and in medically induced comas, according to the Arizona Burn Center.
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 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,
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.
Six Hawaii fireworks explosion victims are expected to stay at a Phoenix burn center for an extended time, doctors said Monday.
A 3-year-old boy was the fourth victim killed in a massive illegal fireworks explosion in Hawaii, succumbing to injuries Jan. 6. The blast also killed three women and seriously injured more than 20 others.
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.
Arizona joined the legal battle over a federal policy that gives immigrants known as "Dreamers" access to subsidized health insurance.
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.