Song Tu Tay Island infirmary treats fishermen with work-related accidents

On December 11, Song Tu Tay Island infirmary, Truong Sa island district, Khanh Hoa province received and successfully performed emergency surgery on fisherman Le Lai, whose left hand was caught in an ice grinder, causing him to bleed profusely.

Military medics at Song Tu Tay Island Infirmary give first aid to a fisherman who had an industrial accident. (Photo: Provided by the Navy)

The patient entered the island infirmary conscious, responsive, dizzy, with multiple bandages on the left hand wound.

Through examination, the island's military doctor diagnosed the patient with a wound on his left hand: Avulsion of the nail on the first and third fingers, open fracture of the first phalanx in the metacarpophalangeal joint, necrosis of the second and third phalanges due to a work accident on the second day.

The island's military medics performed surgery to clean the wound, remove necrotic tissue, reconstruct the stump of the third finger, suture the wound of the first finger of the left hand, administer fluids, antibiotics, painkillers, and monitor the stump after surgery. After nearly two hours of performing professional measures, the surgery was successful. Patient Le Lai's health is temporarily stable, and he will continue to stay on the island for monitoring and post-operative treatment.

Previously, at around 12:30 on December 10, while fishing in the sea near Song Tu Tay Island, fisherman Lai was working when his left hand got caught in an ice crusher, causing a lot of bleeding. The patient was given sugar to apply to the wound, bandaged to stop the bleeding on the spot, and then transferred to Song Tu Tay Island for emergency treatment.

Patient Le Lai, 52 years old, from Phu Yen, is a crew member of fishing boat PY 92122 TS, working with purse seine nets, with 5 workers on board.

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