How is the health of the 9 victims in the fire at Song Doc mine?

Doctors examine victims of the fire at Song Doc mine - Photo: Provided by the hospital

On May 22, Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City said that on the same morning, it coordinated with other units to dispatch two ambulances to Tan Son Nhat airport to take nine victims of the fire at Song Doc mine ( Ca Mau ) to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Thanks to prior preparation, the process of transporting the victims from Tan Son Nhat airport to the hospital took just over 10 minutes. The quick transport helped the patients receive early treatment, minimizing serious sequelae later.

Dr. Ngo Duc Hiep, head of the burn and plastic surgery department at Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC), said that among the nine patients transferred, one case of minor injury was treated and discharged immediately from the emergency department.

The remaining eight patients were all hospitalized. One suffered a fracture and was transferred to the orthopedic trauma department. Seven other patients with burns were treated in the burn and plastic surgery department.

Among the burn patients, there was one case of 38% burns, of which 1% were third-degree burns. Upon admission, this patient had facial edema and difficulty breathing.

Although emergency endoscopy was performed and no respiratory burns were detected, due to severe respiratory edema, the patient is currently on a ventilator via an endotracheal tube and is in the department's special resuscitation area.

In addition, two other patients are also in quite serious condition. A foreign patient, a Thai national, suffered burns to about 19% of his body, facial injuries and possible respiratory burns.

The second case is patient H., who suffered burns of about 21%, also suspected of having respiratory burns. Although not fully assessed yet, the possibility of respiratory burns is worth noting.

Regarding long-term sequelae, doctors said that most patients suffered second and third degree burns, but the third degree burns were not large. If treated actively, most patients would not have serious sequelae.

However, respiratory burns may affect the ability of the lungs to exchange oxygen after the injury heals, which is a point that requires special monitoring.

Doctor Do Le Hoang Son - Orthopedic Trauma Department of Cho Ray Hospital - also said that the Thai patient was admitted to the department with severe pain in both legs and mild pain in the right wrist.

Doctors diagnosed the patient with a fractured right heel bone, left knee injury, left knee ligament rupture and old right wrist injury.

The patient's pain is now reduced. The doctor's prognosis is stable, however, it will depend on the results of the paraclinical imaging to consider surgery for the patient if necessary.

As Tuoi Tre Online reported earlier, according to the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN), the Domestic Oil and Gas Operating Company (PVEP POC) informed that in the late afternoon of May 21, an incident occurred at the Song Doc mine, off the coast of Southwest Vietnam.

Song Doc mine has been exhausted and stopped exploitation since February 2024, no longer in production; currently the mine is being cleared according to the approved plan.

Immediately after the incident occurred, response work was urgently deployed and after only about 30 minutes the incident was completely controlled and did not affect the environment.

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