On the afternoon of January 30, Da Nang Hospital said that it had just received another case of multiple severe injuries, with many broken small intestines, perforated rectum, ruptured bladder, crushed left arm, left thigh, broken left pelvis due to Use fireworks at home.
The patient is being treated at the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Da Nang Hospital. Photo: Da Nang Hospital
Previously, patient D.HP (born in 2012, living in Son Tra district, Da Nang city) was taken to the emergency room at Da Nang Hospital in a state of multiple injuries, a perforated abdominal wound exposing internal organs, and complex injuries. The left arm and left thigh have jagged wounds.
The patient was consulted at the hospital and determined to have multiple injuries caused by firecrackers, broken small intestines, perforated rectum, broken bladder, crushed left arm, left thigh, broken left pelvis, and skin burns all over his body. . The patient was taken to the emergency operating room, where doctors from many hospital specialties coordinated to clean the wound, remove many foreign objects, operate on hand wounds, inguinal and thigh wounds, and remove ruptured small intestines. and perforation, rectal suture, bladder suture, artificial colostomy, saving the patient’s life.
Currently, the patient is awake and continues to be actively monitored and treated at the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation.
Doctor Huynh Duc Phat, Head of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Department, Da Nang Hospital, said that although he has actively propagated about the serious consequences of firecrackers, every time around Tet, there are more and more patients hospitalized in serious health conditions. Severe injury, affecting life and health, in many cases causing lifelong disability.
“Therefore, parents should pay attention to their children and warn them about the dangers of playing with firecrackers. Schools and society need to actively propagate about the serious consequences of firecrackers to limit tragic accidents,” Dr. Phat recommended.
