On the morning of August 11, Meo Vac District General Hospital (Ha Giang Province) said that due to severe developments, the unit transferred two patients with mushroom poisoning to a higher level for treatment.
Specifically, the identities of 2 patients are Mr. CVT (49 years old) and CTH's daughter (18 years old) residing in Niem Son commune, Meo Vac district. Before that, around 11:30 am on August 10, father and son ate chicken soup cooked with wild mushrooms picked in the forest.
Leaders of Meo Vac District People's Committee visited and supported the patient's family. (Photo courtesy of BVCC).
After eating about two hours, both had signs of abdominal pain, loose stools, nausea and were taken to the Niem Son Commune General Clinic for emergency, then transferred to Meo Vac District General Hospital. .
During the examination, 2 patients were diagnosed with mushroom poisoning. Doctors and nurses conduct gastric lavage, diuretic infusion, laxative treatment and use of activated charcoal for detoxification. By the evening of the same day, the two patients were transferred to the provincial hospital.
Notably, recently, in Ha Giang province, there have been consecutive cases of food poisoning caused by eating trees and flowers picked in the forest.
Previously, on July 31 and August 7, Dong Van District General Hospital (Ha Giang) also received 1 children from 8 to 11 years old who were poisoned by eating Hong Chau fruit picked in the forest.
Most recently, on August 8, 8 people with the same address in Trung Thinh commune (Xin Man district, Ha Giang province) going to work and working in Chi Ca commune, Xin Man district ate bell flowers fried with eggs. and hospitalized for poisoning.
From the recent cases of poisoning caused by eating trees and fruits picked in the forest, the local government here is promoting propaganda and advising people not to eat wild plants, flowers and fruits of unknown source. origin.
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