On May 6.5, 108 Military Central Hospital said that on June 1.6, this hospital received 2 patients with asphyxiation in respiratory failure, pulse collapse, requiring mechanical ventilation and vasopressors.
The father in the car accident in Hai Phong has recovered
According to information provided by the family, when the house lost power, the father and son of Hai Phong started the car in a closed room to sleep to avoid the heat.
When the family discovered, the first daughter had died of asphyxia, the father and second daughter were in a coma, were emergency at Kien An Hospital (Hai Phong) then transferred to Central Hospital. Army 108.
After more than 1 day of intensive resuscitation, the general condition of the father and son improved, consciousness was awake, the endotracheal tube was extubated, and vasopressor drugs were removed. By May 2, the condition of the father and son was stable, continued to be monitored, and could be discharged from the hospital in the near future.
Determining the causes leading to the risk of respiratory failure and death in people who have the habit of sleeping in cars to avoid heat, Dr. - Dr. Le Lan Phuong, in charge of the Director of the Intensive Care Center (T. Military Command 108), said that turning on the car's air conditioner to sleep while closing the car door will produce a large amount of CO and CO.2 to the surrounding environment. This gas continues to be sucked in by the air conditioner, causing people sleeping inside the car to suffocate. Victims will lose consciousness, coma and die if not treated promptly.
Dr. Le Lan Phuong warned: "Another possible risk is that if the car door is closed while the car is stopped for too long, especially when it's hot, it can cause the car to run out of fuel and stop working. , especially when the wind mode is on. At that time, the gas in the car will not be able to exchange with the outside, and at the same time, the temperature in the car will increase, causing the people in the car to lack oxygen and heat shock, death if not promptly supported.
Dr. Le Lan Phuong said, in case of detecting a comatose person in a car suspected of asphyxiation, it is necessary to quickly bring the victim to a well-ventilated area, provide respiratory support, give artificial respiration if the accident occurs. The patient stopped breathing and immediately transferred to a nearby medical facility for assistance.
The chance of survival of a victim of asphyxiation depends on how long it takes to get to the hospital. When someone is suffocated, it is necessary to open all the doors to let the air in and immediately take the victim out of the place where there is toxic gas, and quickly take him to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Through the unfortunate incident above, doctors warn that sleeping in a car will always have a potential risk of death that anyone who intends to sleep in a car needs to know, especially in sunny conditions. prolonged heat, alternating power cuts as at present.
