Car carrying 24 pilgrims crashes into truck, many victims need emergency care

Doctor Tran Phuoc Binh, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Cho Ray Hospital, said that he had received a case named LTM (born in 1969, residing in Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City) who was hospitalized in a very serious state of multiple injuries.

According to the medical history, the patient was a member of a 24-person pilgrimage group traveling by car from a travel company from Ho Chi Minh City to Bao Loc (Lam Dong province). At around 3:00 a.m. on May 10, when the car reached Dinh Quan district (Dong Nai province), it collided with a truck that was stopped in front.

One of the cases of accident on the way to pilgrimage, was taken to Cho Ray Hospital for emergency treatment (Photo: BV).

After the accident, 4 injured patients were taken to Dinh Quan Regional General Hospital for emergency treatment, then transferred to Cho Ray Hospital.

At the time of admission, patient M. was recorded with a 2-level femur fracture, a complete rupture of the upper third of the lower leg, and a wound that completely peeled off the skin of the entire right forearm and left forearm.

The patient received intravenous fluids, blood transfusion and antibiotics early, and multidisciplinary consultation before being assigned to emergency surgery, within just 1 hour from the time of admission.

The treatment team of the Orthopedic Trauma Department amputated the lower third of the femur, arranged the bone and screwed the upper part to preserve the femoral stump. Postoperatively, the stump was completely sutured, and the forearm was debrided. The patient is now awake, has good contact, can eat and drink, and still has pain in the surgical wound.

Female patient being treated for hand wound (Photo: Hospital).

Over the next week, the patient will continue to receive intensive wound care, and is expected to undergo another surgery to debride the wound on his right forearm, a second skin suture, and a skin graft. In the long term, the patient may be supported with a prosthetic leg to replace the lost leg.

Specialist Doctor 2 Hoang Van, Department of Traumatic Brain Injury, added that his department received 2 victims in the above incident, namely VTQM (born in 1978, residing in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) and D.TNQ (born in 1965, residing in Hoc Mon District).

Patient QM was admitted to the hospital with a headache, dizziness, and swelling in the left side of his face. He was examined, examined, and treated with medication. His condition is currently improving. Patient Q. was admitted to the hospital with a headache, dizziness, swelling and pain in the left jaw and right hip.

A case of a patient with facial trauma after an accident (Photo: Hospital).

At the Department of Traumatic Brain Injury, patient Q. was also treated with medication and monitored, had diagnostic imaging tests, and had in-depth examinations in the Department of Dentistry and Ophthalmology. Currently, the patient's health prognosis is good.

The remaining case is patient LTE (born in 1963, residing in Hoc Mon district), admitted to the emergency room and then transferred to the Vascular Surgery Department of Cho Ray Hospital with a diagnosis of occlusion of the lower third of the right posterior tibial artery, open fracture of both bones of the right tibia, fracture of the right talus and calcaneus.

The patient underwent emergency surgery to control the blocked tibial artery, debride the crushed vessel, remove the blood clot, reconnect the severed blood vessel, and then continue to have the wound treated by the orthopedic trauma team.

Currently, patient E.'s condition is stable, his toes can move, but the risk of infection due to open fractures remains. Close coordination with related specialties is needed for timely treatment.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/o-to-cho-doan-hanh-huong-24-nguoi-tong-vao-xe-tai-nhieu-nan-nhan-cap-cuu-20250512161314726.htm