Lai Chau: 20 children suspected of rat poison poisoning in Tam Duong have been discharged from the hospital.

After 3 days of treatment at the Pediatrics Department, Lai Chau General Hospital, the group of children suspected of poisoning due to eating rat poison were discharged from the hospital in normal health condition.

Children are tested at Lai Chau Provincial General Hospital. (Photo: VNA)

On November 8, information from Lai Chau Provincial General Hospital said that 20 children suspected of rat poison poisoning in Tam Duong district have been discharged from the hospital.

After 3 days of treatment at the Department of Pediatrics, Lai Chau General Hospital, with the support of experts from Bach Mai Hospital, the group of children suspected of poisoning due to eating rat poison were discharged from the hospital in normal health condition.

Before being discharged from the hospital, all children ate well, clinical symptoms improved, no vomiting, no convulsions, no clinical bleeding disorders. The PT and INR blood coagulation tests at 48 and 72 hours were normal.

Previously, on the morning of November 5, Lai Chau General Hospital received 20 children from Giang Ma Kindergarten, Tam Duong District, suspected of eating rat poison. Through initial examination, 2/20 children showed symptoms of abdominal pain and nausea, suspected of having eaten rat poison.

After receiving the children, the medical team of the Pediatrics Department, Lai Chau General Hospital took blood and digestive fluids to send to the Central Government for toxicology testing; at the same time, performed necessary clinical emergency steps, administered intravenous fluids, and treated them according to the poisoning treatment regimen.

Test results showed that 6/20 children had low levels of Warfarin (rat poison) in their blood.

To ensure the safety of the children, Bach Mai Hospital sent a team of doctors - leading experts from the Poison Control Center, the Hematology - Blood Transfusion Center, the Pediatric Center, the Institute of Mental Health, and the Pharmacy Department - to Lai Chau to directly examine and treat the children./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

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