In Marneuli, a 4-year-old child was shot in the head with a pistol bullet, while his brother was not hit

In Marneuli, a 4-year-old child was shot in the head by a pistol bullet. Currently, the minor is being treated at the Ingoroqva clinic in Tbilisi in a serious condition with controlled breathing.

Initial published information Radio Manoor On August 1, the Marneuli “Geo Hospitals” clinic admitted a child who was in a coma and had a head injury. Elman Sadykov, director of the pediatric department of the Marneuli “Geo Hospital” and an emergency pediatrician, said that according to the child’s parents and relatives, the boy fell while playing and suffered a head injury. Medical examinations showed that the child’s head was hit by a cystic rifle bullet.

“This is a very serious injury caused by a rifle. In fact, the bullet entered from the back of the occipital bone, traveled a long path and damaged the midbrain structures. The bullet was stuck in that place and it was almost impossible to remove it. At this stage, the child’s breathing is under control. He is a very difficult patient both from the perspective of prognosis and from the perspective of current treatment,” Gia Bibileishvili, director of pediatrics at the Ingoroqva clinic, told local media.