NDO - On the morning of March 11, Quang Nam Central General Hospital announced that the unit had just saved the life of a patient who was critically poisoned after eating puffer fish. The patient is Ms. PTM (51 years old, residing in Binh Son district, Quang Ngai province).
According to information from her family, at around 5:00 p.m. on March 3, Ms. M. prepared and ate puffer fish at home. Not long after, she showed signs of fatigue, drowsiness, and vomiting, so she was taken to the Emergency Department of Quang Nam Central General Hospital.
Here, doctors quickly determined that the patient was severely poisoned, at risk of acute respiratory failure. Immediately, the patient was given a gastric lavage, activated charcoal, and transferred to the Intensive Care and Anti-Poisoning Department for close monitoring.
After about 5 hours, the patient's condition worsened with symptoms such as respiratory muscle weakness, deep coma, urinary disorders and signs of respiratory acidosis. Doctors decided to intubate, provide mechanical ventilation and perform hemofiltration to remove toxins. After 6 hours of hemofiltration, the patient began to regain consciousness and his consciousness improved significantly.
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After a period of treatment, the patient, Ms. PTM (51 years old, residing in Binh Son district, Quang Ngai province) was discharged from the hospital. |
The next day, Mrs. M.'s health gradually stabilized, her strength fully recovered, and her breathing tube was removed. However, due to signs of fever and the risk of pneumonia due to inhalation of toxic substances during vomiting, her hospital stay was prolonged. On March 6, the patient was transferred to the Department of Internal Medicine for treatment and was discharged on March 11.
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