9-year-old boy hospitalized due to serious injury to his "private area" while playing

SKĐS - Doctors at the Department of Andrology and Gender Medicine - Hanoi Medical University Hospital, have just admitted a 9-year-old boy to the emergency room with bleeding and severe pain in the scrotum after an accident while playing on a bicycle with a friend.

This is one of many rare accidents that occur due to children's hyperactivity, mischief, and even mischievous pranks. These accidents are mainly accidental, occurring unintentionally but with many potential risks, even leaving serious consequences.

According to the family, at around 5:00 p.m., while playing, the child accidentally collided with a friend and fell, hitting his private part on a hard object, causing severe pain and bleeding in the scrotum, so he was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.

According to Dr. Tran Van Kien, Department of Andrology and Gender Medicine, when admitted, the patient was alert and responsive. The scrotal area had a skin-peeling wound extending from the base of the penis to the bottom of the scrotum, exposing the subcutaneous tissue and the right testicle. This is a serious injury, requiring immediate surgical treatment to avoid the risk of infection and tissue necrosis.

Immediately, the surgical team of the Department of Andrology and Gender Medicine performed an emergency surgery to explore the scrotum, remove the crushed tissue, clean and suture the scrotal skin. Fortunately, the baby's testicles remained intact and were successfully preserved after the surgery.

At an active age, children are not aware of the risks and often play around without protecting their private areas. Illustrative photo.

Boys are more likely to have genital accidents than parents think.

According to Dr. Tran Van Kien, genital injuries in boys are often taken lightly because many people think that they are "skin wounds", or "only hurt for a few days and then heal". In fact, the scrotum - testicles is where important reproductive organs are located, has a rich blood vessel and nerve system, and is very vulnerable.

A tear, hematoma or testicular torsion, if not treated promptly, can cause testicular necrosis, affecting fertility and endocrine function in adulthood. In some cases, children are forced to have their testicles removed, causing serious physical and psychological consequences.

Not just bicycles, seemingly harmless accidents such as climbing, playing soccer, rollerblading, playing slides, or hitting the saddle can all cause serious injuries.

At an active age, children are not aware of the risks and often play around without protecting their private parts. Many children cry for a while after falling and then stop, but a few hours later, they start to have swelling, bruising, pain in the scrotum or painful urination - at this point the internal injuries have become more complicated.

When should I take my child to see a doctor immediately?

Doctor Tran Van Kien recommends: parents should take their children to a medical facility with a Andrology or Pediatrics department immediately if they have one of the following signs:

• Pain in private parts after fall or collision.
• Swelling, bruising, or deformity of the scrotum or penis.
• Scrotum swells rapidly, feels hard or is asymmetrical on both sides.
• There is bleeding in the scrotal and perineal areas.
• Children have painful urination, bloody urine or cannot urinate after trauma.

The golden time for intervention is only within the first 6 hours. After this time, the ability to preserve the testicles decreases rapidly, and the risk of necrosis increases.

In summary: Genital accidents are the most common problem, especially in children of active age. To limit unfortunate accidents, parents can:

• Protective equipment when children play sports , especially cycling, soccer, and skateboarding.
• Teach your child to protect their private parts, avoid dangerous pranks such as riding a motorbike with 2 people, swinging, climbing high. Explain gently and scientifically that the private part is an important place, needs to be taken care of and reported immediately when in pain or showing unusual signs. Do not scold or make children feel ashamed when talking about this issue - because fear makes children hide their illness even more.

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