New Delhi: A 21-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district survived a rare combination of life-threatening injuries after her clothes became entangled in a tractor wheel, dragging her and leaving her with massive blood loss, a ruptured intestine and a torn diaphragm.The woman was rushed to Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad, in critical condition. Doctors said she was in haemorrhagic shock, with dangerously low blood pressure, severe abdominal pain, breathing difficulty and uncontrolled bleeding from her severely injured right leg.Examinations revealed a ruptured intestine and a torn diaphragm. The injury caused her stomach and part of the colon to shift into the chest, further compromising her breathing.Doctors said such traumatic displacement of abdominal organs into the chest is seen in less than 1% of trauma cases and can rapidly become fatal due to internal bleeding, organ damage and shock.A multidisciplinary trauma team led by Dr Arjun Goel, senior consultant and head of general and minimally invasive surgery, performed a nearly three-hour emergency operation.“Given the severity of her condition, we immediately took her to the operating theatre. Any delay in surgery could have led to irreversible shock, multiple organ failure and death. During the procedure, we repaired the torn diaphragm, repositioned the stomach and colon within the abdominal cavity, removed the damaged portion of the small intestine and reconnected it,” Dr Goel said.Doctors also inserted a chest tube and treated extensive soft-tissue injuries to her leg.Dr Rakesh Gupta, chairman of Sarvodaya Healthcare, said, “This life-threatening case underscores the importance of rapid diagnosis, timely surgery and coordinated trauma care.”Following surgery, the woman required intensive care, multiple blood transfusions and close monitoring. Her condition later stabilised, and she was able to resume daily activities independently.“After the accident, I was in unbearable pain and was struggling to breathe. I am extremely grateful to the doctors for giving me a second chance at life,” said Bhawana, the survivor.
