Tamil Nadu recorded 1,387 hospital admissions related to burns, road accidents and minor injuries during the Deepavali period, according to an emergency medical services report covering November 7, 2026, at 7 AM to November 8, 2026, at 7 AM.
The report states that the 108 emergency call centre received 16,079 calls during the 24-hour period. Of these, 2,475 calls were related to accidents, while 98 concerned burn injuries and 396 were related to minor injuries.
A total of 1,283 ambulances were on duty during this period.
According to the hospital admission figures, 110 patients were admitted for burn injuries, 956 for accident-related injuries and 321 for minor injuries or assault cases. The total number of admissions across these categories stood at 1,387.
The report also provided details of burn injury cases based on age and gender. Hospitals treated 159 outpatients and admitted 110 inpatients for burn injuries. The figures included 92 male outpatients and 76 male inpatients, 19 female outpatients and 17 female inpatients. Among children below 15 years, 48 were treated as outpatients and 17 were admitted.
The report also listed five government hospitals that received patients with burn injuries, accident-related injuries and minor injuries. Thanjavur Government Medical College Hospital recorded 36 outpatients and 87 inpatients. Madurai Government Medical College Hospital reported 6 outpatients and 84 inpatients.
Chengalpattu Government Medical College Hospital recorded 85 inpatients, while Periyar Nagar Government Hospital reported one outpatient and 64 inpatients. Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital recorded 46 outpatients and 13 inpatients.
The figures provide an overview of emergency calls, ambulance services and hospital admissions during the 24-hour Deepavali reporting period.
