Boy's skull fractured after tree branch falls on the road, Deputy Minister gives special instructions

On the evening of May 8, a representative of Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC) said that the hospital is still actively treating a 10-year-old boy named TNPD, who was severely injured in a road accident.

Previously, on May 7, the child was taken to the emergency room in a deep coma after being hit on the head by a falling tree branch while waiting at a red light with his father.

Doctor Le Hoang Tung Uyen, Deputy Head of the Department of Resuscitation - Neurosurgery, shared that immediately after being admitted to the hospital, the patient was given a CT scan and was diagnosed with serious head injuries.

Baby D. is being treated at Cho Ray Hospital (Photo: Hospital).

Through consultation between specialties such as Diagnostic Imaging, Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, the doctor concluded that the patient had subarachnoid hemorrhage, scattered brain contusions, diffuse cerebral edema and skull fracture.

Currently, patient D. has been transferred to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit in a state of mechanical ventilation via endotracheal intubation, with 2mm bilateral pupils with weak light reflex and is still receiving medical treatment.

According to D.'s father, on the afternoon of May 7, he drove his son from school in District 10 to his boarding house in District 6 on a motorbike. When the vehicle reached the Hung Vuong - Ngo Quyen intersection (District 5), he stopped at a red light.

At this time, a tree branch suddenly fell from above, hitting baby D. on the head, causing him to collapse and become unconscious. The father was hit in the back by the branch, causing him to become dizzy. Discovering that his son was seriously injured, he was assisted by people nearby to take the child to the emergency room.

It is known that the patient's parents are manual laborers, so the hospital fees for the child's treatment may be a burden for the family.

The patient is still being closely monitored by doctors (Photo: Hospital).

Immediately after receiving the information, Dr. Nguyen Tri Thuc, Deputy Minister of Health , in charge of managing and operating Cho Ray Hospital, directed to exempt all hospital fees for the above-mentioned child patient.

Currently, the representative of the Social Work Department, Cho Ray Hospital has also met and informed the family about the unit's concern for the patient. The advance payment will be returned to the patient's family the following morning.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/be-trai-bi-canh-cay-roi-giua-duong-lam-nut-so-thu-truong-chi-dao-dac-biet-20250508210831388.htm