In Orsha, five workers at a meat canning plant were injured due to a steam cooker lid rupture
The victims have been hospitalized at Semashko City Hospital No. 1.
The causes of the incident are being established.
Ministry of Emergency Situations units were not involved in the operations.
Two of the injured at the Orsha meat canning plant will be transported to Minsk for further treatment, the Ministry of Health reported.
According to the Ministry of Health's Center for Medical Response, medical personnel of the Orsha City Hospital No. 1 named after Semashko are providing all necessary assistance to the five victims of the incident at the Orsha meat canning plant.
All patients have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, thermal burns to the face, body, upper and lower extremities. Two of them are in serious condition - they have been diagnosed with burns covering 40-60% of their bodies. Three have less severe burns and are in satisfactory condition.
At the scene of the incident, four ambulance teams provided first aid to the victims, after which they were hospitalized.
In the hospital, patients underwent CT scans of the head, chest X-rays, bronchoscopy, and also completed the necessary laboratory tests. Examinations were conducted by narrow specialists - an otolaryngologist, a neurologist, and a surgeon. A combustiologist and an anesthesiologist-resuscitator from the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital were summoned via air ambulance for consultations. A teleconsultation was held with the head of the burn department of the Minsk Emergency Hospital regarding adjustments to shock treatment.
Following the conducted consultations, specialists are preparing two patients with severe injuries for transportation to the Republican Burn Center at the Minsk Emergency Hospital.