Timely rescue of 83-year-old ethnic minority man who choked and stopped breathing while eating

Twenty minutes before being admitted to the hospital, Mr. Then Van C., 83 years old, living in Na Hoi Nung village, Na Hoi commune, Bac Ha district ( Lao Cai province), was eating when he coughed and had difficulty breathing and then passed out. His family took him straight to the Emergency Department of Bac Ha District General Hospital in a deep coma, with cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest.

Labor in time to save the life of an 83 year old ethnic minority man who was suffering from a stroke. — 83-year-old Mr. Then Van C. recovered after receiving emergency treatment at Bac Ha District General Hospital. Photo provided by Lao Cai Department of Health .

The patient was quickly given advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the hospital's emergency doctors. After 10 minutes, the patient's heart started beating again. The on-duty team consulted with doctors from the Emergency Department of Hanoi Medical University Hospital to continue active treatment with modern methods such as mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, and acid-base adjustment.

After 5 days of treatment at the hospital, patient Then Van C.'s health stabilized and he was discharged from the hospital.

Previously, on December 10, 2023, Bac Ha District General Hospital also successfully treated a case of hemorrhagic shock due to grade IV splenic rupture.

The patient was a 40-year-old male named Cu Seo Ch., residing in Po Cho village, Lung Phinh commune, Bac Ha district. After falling and hitting his abdomen on a hard floor, the patient was in a lot of pain and was hospitalized in a state of shock, pale mucous membranes, sweating, rapid and weak pulse, and blood pressure of 86/40 mmHg.

Hospital doctors diagnosed the patient with severe shock/closed abdominal trauma, ruptured spleen after falling.

The patient was given pain relief, oxygen, and two intravenous lines. Ultrasound showed abdominal blood and a complex ruptured spleen. After 20 minutes of resuscitation, the patient regained consciousness and blood pressure increased to 100/60 mmHg.

The patient was transferred to the operating room, and immediately underwent abdominal surgery with a blood-filled abdomen, a splenic cavity with a lot of bright red blood mixed with blood clots. The spleen was controlled and clamped to stop the bleeding and removed. Other organs in the abdomen were checked for damage. Family members were mobilized to donate 2 units of blood for transfusion during the surgery.

After surgery, patient Cu Seo Ch. was transferred to the intensive care unit, his health gradually stabilized, and after 18 days of treatment at Bac Ha District General Hospital, he was discharged.

Pham Ngoc Trien

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