Accident while opening car door leaves young man in critical condition

This afternoon, June 7th, Duc Giang General Hospital ( Hanoi ) announced that its doctors successfully treated a victim who suffered a severed femoral artery, heavy blood loss, and was in critical condition due to a traffic accident while opening a car door.

Earlier, at around 8 PM on June 3rd, the Emergency Department (Duc Giang General Hospital) received patient Duong Van Q. (27 years old, residing in Long Bien District, Hanoi) due to an accident.

The patient received timely emergency care and blood transfusions and is recovering after an accident that severed the femoral artery.

Doctors say that before being admitted to the hospital, patient Q. was hit from behind by a motorbike while opening the car door.

The severe collision caused the patient to sustain injuries to the groin and left thigh, resulting in profuse bleeding. Bystanders immediately took the patient to the Emergency Department (Duc Giang General Hospital).

Approximately 10 minutes after admission, the patient began showing signs of hemorrhagic shock and was quickly given emergency treatment including compression bandaging to control bleeding. The on-call team issued a red alert and immediately transported the patient to the operating room. There, upon removing the bandage, blood gushed out in a large stream, and the doctors immediately proceeded to clamp the blood vessels to control the bleeding.

Upon examination, doctors discovered that the patient had a wound on the side of the femoral artery and vein, damage to the femoral artery and vein, a ruptured superficial circumflex iliac artery, femoral nerve damage, and extensive tissue damage surrounding the wound.

The patient underwent surgery to repair the femoral artery and vein and associated injuries.

As of this afternoon, June 7th, the fourth day post-surgery, the patient is conscious, responsive, and able to move the injured leg; the extremity is warm and pink, the dorsalis pedis and Achilles tendons are palpable, and there is still numbness in the lower middle third of the inner thigh on the injured side.

Before and during the surgery, the patient lost approximately 3 liters of blood, of which about 1.8 liters were transfused during the operation. The patient is currently being monitored and treated intensively in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and is expected to be discharged in the next few days.

Dr. Nguyen Van Lam (Department of General Surgery, Duc Giang General Hospital), who directly performed the surgery on patient Q., said: "This is a case of a large peripheral vascular injury, causing significant blood loss, which could be life-threatening if not treated promptly. In cases of large peripheral vascular injuries, the victim needs to be quickly treated by applying gauze to the bleeding wound, then bandaging it tightly and taking the patient to the nearest medical facility that can provide specialized intervention."

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