Epress.am News from Armenia
The 6-month old Seryozha Avetisyan who was critically wounded on January 12 was transferred to the Surb Astvatsamayr Medical Center’s intensive care unit in Yerevan. Yesterday, he was operated on at the Austrian Hospital in Gyumri. Doctors have assessed the infant’s condition, who is connected to ventilators, as critical but stable.
“Yesterday night, a group of top experts from Yerevan left for Gyumri and spent the night. In the morning they successfully transferred the infant to Surb Astvatsamayr Medical Center, which has more equipped facilities. At the moment, the main actions are directed toward the stabilization of his health and to overcome his shock,” stated Health Minister Armen Muradyan as quoted on the Ministry’s site.
The infant does not need surgery, however, some of his tissue has been injured. After transferring the infant to Yerevan, various examinations have taken place and afterwards an MRI was done.
The Health Ministry experts, Surb Astvatsamayr and other medical center experts will organize the second medical council on Seryozha Avetisyan’s medical condition.
Seryozha Avetisyan was wounded yesterday morning during an attack on his family’s home. Six members of the infant’s family were murdered by 102-nd Russian military base soldier Valery Permyakov.