Saving the life of a Quang Ngai sailor who suffered a stroke in the Hoang Sa sea area

SGGPO 10/31/2023 14:13

On the afternoon of October 31, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam Maritime Administration) announced that the unit had just saved the life of a sailor who suffered a stroke while working in the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago.

At 7:00 p.m. on October 29, while operating in the Hoang Sa waters at 15.52 degrees North latitude - 113.12 degrees East longitude (about 40 nautical miles east of Bombay Island in the Hoang Sa archipelago), ship QNg 98308 TS with crew member Nguyen Van Chi (born in 1950, residing in Pho An, Duc Pho, Quang Ngai ) suddenly experienced symptoms of dizziness, inability to move and then unconsciousness.

Realizing the dangerous situation, Captain Huynh Van Dinh urgently contacted the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam Maritime Administration) to request emergency medical assistance.

Approaching a fishing vessel with a crew member who had a stroke

Upon receiving the information, the Center requested the ship to immediately stop operating, change course to the mainland, and coordinate with the Da Nang City Emergency Center for medical advice. Through medical advice, doctors diagnosed that crew member Chi had a stroke, with a serious prognosis, so the patient needed immediate emergency care, if delayed it could lead to death.

Faced with the extremely critical condition of crew member Chi, ship QNg 98308 TS is too far from the mainland, with limited speed due to adverse weather conditions.

At 2:30 p.m. on October 30, the Center urgently dispatched SAR 412 to leave the pier to carry out the rescue mission for the crew of QNg 98308 TS. To handle the serious case, the Da Nang City Emergency Center sent a medical team and equipment to follow SAR 412 to carry out the mission.

The crew received medical attention from doctors.

At the fastest speed, at 1:15 a.m. on October 31, the maritime rescue force reached the ship QNg 98308 TS. The medical team and rescue staff immediately boarded the ship QNg 98308 TS to perform first aid on the spot.

The patient was unconscious and paralyzed on one side of his body. Specialists immediately performed emergency treatment to stabilize his condition and transferred him to SAR 412 for specialist medical care and urgent transfer to the mainland for treatment. Under the treatment of the medical team, the patient initially overcame the critical condition.

At 12:09 on October 31, patient Nguyen Van Chi of ship QNg 98308 TS was brought safely to Da Nang.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cuu-song-thuyen-vien-quang-ngai-bi-dot-quy-tren-vung-bien-hoang-sa-post712150.html