Timely emergency treatment for 2 ethnic patients poisoned by poison ivy

Previously, on October 24, Muong Hum Regional General Clinic, Bat Xat District ( Lao Cai Province) received two patients, GAB (21 years old) and VTS (15 years old), both residing in Den Thanh Commune (Bat Xat District), hospitalized in a state of lethargy, foaming at the mouth, weak breathing, and respiratory failure.

Patients poisoned by aconite were given timely emergency treatment at Bat Xat District General Hospital (Photo: Lao Cai Radio and Television Station provided).

Medical staff from Muong Hum Regional General Clinic received and treated the patient, and called Bat Xat District General Hospital for professional support.

Immediately after receiving the information, Bat Xat District General Hospital directly instructed initial emergency treatment and promptly sent a team of doctors to support emergency treatment, intubate, suction sputum to clear the airway, use drugs to support circulation, provide oxygen, and infuse fluids...

After that, the two poisoned patients were transferred to Bat Xat District General Hospital for further monitoring and treatment.

Currently, both patients are completely awake, walking, eating normally and have been discharged from the hospital to return home to recuperate.

Image of poisonous plants and flowers that cause fatal poisoning (Photo: Lao Cai Radio and Television Station)

These are just 2 of 15 cases of poison ivy poisoning received and treated at Bat Xat District General Hospital last year.

All cases were given emergency care and timely treatment, including many cases with very severe progression, requiring ventilators and long-term treatment.

According to staff of Bat Xat District General Hospital, the scientific name of the plant is Gelsemium elegans.

People call the leaves of the poison ivy with other names such as: golden finger, gut-removing medicine, gut-removing plant, finger co, man truong lake, man dang lake, hoang dang, doan truong thao, and cau van.

People need to be extremely careful when picking wild plants for medicine or food to avoid unfortunate cases of acute poisoning.

When poisoned by aconite, it is necessary to handle it early, actively, urgently and use measures to induce vomiting immediately for the patient (if the patient is still conscious), then quickly take the patient to a medical facility for timely treatment.

Pham Ngoc Trien

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/lao-cai-cap-cuu-kip-thoi-2-benh-nhan-nguoi-dan-toc-bi-ngo-doc-la-ngon-post270201.html