Specifically, on November 30, 2023, Binh Dinh General Hospital admitted patient Huynh Tan P. (Male, 11 years old, in Phu My, Binh Dinh) to the Anesthesia and Resuscitation Department, Binh Dinh General Hospital in a state of multiple trauma shock due to blood loss, with a penetrating abdominal wound in the right hypochondrium measuring 2x3 cm, a wound on the right hand, and many small wounds on the chest wall and abdomen.
The patient's condition upon admission to the emergency room. (Source: Binh Dinh Provincial General Hospital).
According to the patient's family, the child was curious about removing the battery of a broken headlamp and poured 502 glue into the battery, causing an explosion. Doctors and staff from the Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, General Surgery and Trauma Surgery coordinated to perform emergency surgery on the child immediately afterwards.
During the abdominal surgery, the patient had nearly 800 ml of fresh blood and the doctors stopped the bleeding of the torn mesenteric blood vessels, the greater curvature of the stomach, the liver wound in the V lobe, removed small pieces of battery, and cleaned the abdominal cavity. At the same time, the patient's hand wound was treated.
According to Dr. Phan Xuan Canh, the main surgeon participating in the surgical team for the child patient. This is a rare and very life-threatening accident that could have resulted in death if the child had not received emergency surgery in time.
Children are hyperactive, curious or imitative on the internet. Therefore, parents are advisedto educate their children about the risks of accidents and to keep away and out of reach of objects that can cause accidents such as sharp objects, broken batteries, charging phones, etc. to limit unfortunate accidents for children.
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