Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Duc Quy visited a patient poisoned by eating Hong Chau fruit.

17:37, 02/08/2023

BHG - On the afternoon of August 2, comrade Tran Duc Quy, Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee visited the health of patients poisoned by eating Hong Chau fruit who are being treated at the Provincial General Hospital. Accompanying him were leaders of the Department of Health .

As reported by Ha Giang Newspaper, on July 31 and August 1, Dong Van District General Hospital received 11 children aged 3-12 years old in the district who were poisoned by eating Hong Chau fruit, of which 7 children were transferred to the Provincial General Hospital. Despite intensive treatment, due to severe poisoning, at nearly 8:00 p.m. on August 1, Sung Thi My (9 years old), Chua So village, Ta Lung commune (Dong Van) died. In the evening of the same day, after consultation, the prognosis of 3 patients was serious, the Provincial General Hospital transferred 3 children to the National Children's Hospital.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Duc Quy visited patients poisoned by Hong Chau fruit.

Currently, at the Intensive Care Unit, the Provincial General Hospital is treating 3 children including: Giang Thi My (12 years old) and Lau Mi No (7 years old), both from Hong Ngai village, Lung Tao commune and Sung Thi May (7 years old), from Chua So village, Ta Lung commune (Dong Van). Assessing the health of the 3 children being treated, Specialist II Doctor Nguyen Quoc Dung said: The patient was hospitalized in a state of severe methanol poisoning, causing metabolic disorders in the body, if emergency treatment is delayed, it will lead to a very high risk of death. The patient has clinical symptoms of perception, drowsiness when awake, poor respiratory condition, headache, abdominal pain, visual impairment... After many hours of intensive treatment, by early afternoon of August 2, the condition of the 3 children was temporarily stable, not life-threatening. From the test results, clinical examination and consultation, the condition of the 3 patients improved significantly, they were alert, had less nausea, vomiting, headaches, and improved vision...

Visiting the health of the patients poisoned by Hong Chau fruit, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented financial support, kindly visited and encouraged the children and their families to feel secure in their treatment. At the same time, he requested the family to actively propagate the incident to relatives and the community to know and prevent similar incidents from happening.

It is known that the 11 children who were poisoned are all ethnic minorities, in extremely difficult circumstances; their families are poor households. In response to the families' circumstances, the Board of Directors of the Provincial General Hospital mobilized organizations, individuals, and benefactors to support medicine, clothes, food, and support trips to take 1 deceased child back to his hometown and take 3 children to the National Children's Hospital for treatment.

The Hong Chau tree is a climbing plant that often grows in rocky mountain areas. In Dong Van district, the Hong Chau tree often grows in the communes of Ta Lung, Ta Phin, Lung Tao, Ma Le and Dong Van town. The Hong Chau fruit is round, almost as big as a chicken egg, when ripe it is purple and usually ripens from June to August every year. Hong Chau is a very poisonous fruit, when eaten it will cause respiratory failure, cardiovascular collapse leading to death. There is currently no specific treatment, so treatment of the root cause and treatment of symptoms is the main thing. Through the incident, it shows that localities need to focus on propaganda work, implementing effective measures to avoid recurrence of Hong Chau fruit poisoning.

News and photos: Kim Tien

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