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175 injured in water park disaster remain in critical condition

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/19
By: Chen Ching-fang and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, July 19 (CNA) Three weeks after nearly 500 people were injured in fiery explosions at a concert in New Taipei on June 27, there are still 175 people listed in critical condition, according to government figures released Sunday.

Among them, 73 were intubated and seven were undergoing dialysis therapy, but none were being kept alive through extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), an artificial life support system, the Ministry of Health and Welfare figures showed.     [FULL  STORY]

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