Helicopters fly to Truong Sa to rescue critically ill patients

After an overnight rescue flight, this morning, September 6, EC-225 helicopter with registration number VN-8619 of the Southern Helicopter Company under the 18th Army Corps - Ministry of National Defense brought patient Nguyen Duc Quang (born in 1980, residing in Ly Son special zone, Quang Ngai province) from Truong Sa archipelago (Khanh Hoa province) to Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment.

It is known that on the morning of September 5, Song Tu Tay Island Infirmary, Truong Sa Special Zone ( Khanh Hoa ) received patient Nguyen Duc Quang, who was brought in by a group of fishermen on fishing boat QNg-96678 TS in a state of deep coma, circulatory failure, respiratory failure, and acute kidney failure.

According to the group of fishermen, on September 4, while fishing about 3 nautical miles northwest of Da Nam Island, Mr. Quang made 3 dives at a depth of 40-43m. By the evening of the same day, Mr. Quang was paralyzed in both lower limbs and in a deep coma.

Patient Nguyen Duc Quang when brought to Song Tu Tay Island Infirmary on the morning of September 5.

Doctors and nurses at Song Tu Tay Island Infirmary urgently performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, administered oxygen, administered intravenous fluids, and prescribed vasopressors, while simultaneously conducting an online consultation with the Naval Medical Institute to implement a prolonged re-injection treatment regimen, combined with intensive resuscitation. However, the patient's condition was unstable, with complications of circulatory arrest, difficulty in resuscitating the patient, and a risk of aspiration, embolism, etc., requiring early transfer to the mainland for treatment.

Helicopter carrying patient arrives at the parking lot of Military Hospital 175 building, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Contributor.

Under the direction of the 18th Army Corps, at 9:00 p.m. on September 5, the EC-225 helicopter took the emergency team of Military Hospital 175 from Vung Tau airport to Song Tu Tay Island at 2:50 a.m. on September 6.

Although the rescue flight was long, in the dark, and in complicated weather, with the coordinated and smooth coordination of the flight crew, the emergency team, and several units of the Air Defense - Air Force, and the Navy, at 10:38 a.m. on September 6, the patient was taken to Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City for further emergency care and treatment.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/dieu-truc-thang-bay-ra-truong-sa-cuu-benh-nhan-nguy-kich-i780555/