On December 28, Hung Vuong General Hospital said that two patients around 12 years old were taken to the emergency room at Hung Vuong - Kim Xuyen General Clinic (Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang) with severe facial burns. , hands and feet.
Both patients had severe burns on the face, both hands, the outer left thigh, both lower legs, and the left foot, covering an area of about 2% to 2%.
Receiving the patient, doctors at the clinic quickly treated the burns, reduced pain, and prevented shock.
The couple suffered severe burns to their faces and limbs due to the phone explosion. Photo: BVCC
Immediately after being stabilized, both patients were immediately transferred to Hung Vuong General Hospital for continued treatment.
Doctors said that the patient's health is currently stable and was transferred to the Department of Emergency Resuscitation and General Surgery 2 for treatment, but recovery takes a lot of time.
Before that, early in the morning while the two patients were sleeping, the phone that was plugged into the charger at the head of the bed suddenly exploded, causing a fire in the blankets and blankets that burned people. The patient added that he had left his phone plugged in to charge overnight the night before. The brand and condition of the phone and charging cord used by the couple are currently unknown.
In fact, there have been many accidents related to charging the phone overnight or charging while using the phone. Victims were of many different ages and injuries varied in severity, and there were even cases of death.
Doctors recommend that people should pay attention when using the phone, do not use it while charging the battery, do not charge it overnight, the place to charge the phone needs to be away from people and flammable materials to avoid unfortunate accidents that cause affects health and life.
Thu Hien
