GEORGE TOWN: The Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital (HAT) is closely monitoring the condition of Nor Aqilah Mohd Safwan, the only surviving victim of a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident on Wednesday night.
The Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters' public affairs division in a statement this evening said the patient had been transferred from the Seberang Jaya Hospital to HAT Tuanku Mizan in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur on the day of the incident to be given hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at the hospital's hyperbaric unit.
"The patient is still being treated and monitored closely from time to time based on her condition which has yet to show any positive development.
"The Armed Forces invites all Malaysians to pray for the best for the patient, and hopes the family is given the strength to face this test," it added.
HBOT is a type of treatment used to speed up recovery from carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, stubborn wounds and infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen.
It has been used in Malaysia since 1996.
Earlier today, Penang police chief Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said the 21-year-old remained in critical condition.
It was reported that an outing for four young women, who were awaiting their convocation, turned tragic when three of them died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in their vehicle.
The deceased were Sharifah Fariesha Syed Fathi, Ayuni Shazwanie Shabri and Nor Aqilah's twin, Nor Adilah, all 21-years-old.
Sharifah Fariesha died at the scene while Ayuni Shazwanie died en route to the Seberang Jaya Hospital.
Nor Adilah died while being treated in the ICU at the Lumut Military Hospital in Perak yesterday afternoon.
The pharmacy students were found unconscious inside a Honda Odyssey at the parking lot of a petrol station in Sama Gagah, Seberang Jaya, heading towards the North-South Expressway.
The four had gone for an outing on Malaysia Day to Pulau Jerejak here.
They were on their way back to their homes in Sungai Petani, Kedah when Nor Aqilah, who was driving, complained of a headache and vomited.
She then parked the car at the petrol station to rest.
A Honda technician from the Bukit Mertajam branch, who checked the Odyssey, found possible leakage in the vehicle's exhaust.