Health status of victims in school bus accident in Gia Lai

Regarding the accident, Director of Gia Lai Province Department of Health Le Minh Thai has directed and requested leaders of units to urgently arrange human resources, ensure adequate medicine, medical equipment... to provide emergency and treatment for the victims, and absolutely not refuse or delay emergency and treatment.

Scene of the car accident.

According to the Gia Lai Provincial Department of Health, of the 21 victims of the car accident, 15 were treated at Hung Vuong Gia Lai Hospital, 3 were treated at Hoang Anh Gia Lai University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, and the remaining 3 were being monitored at Gia Lai Provincial General Hospital.

At Hung Vuong Gia Lai Hospital, doctors determined that there were 5-6 cases of head injuries, some others had injuries to the arms, legs and skin. The driver suffered a chest injury and 1 student suffered a cervical spine injury. The health of the victims was stable, under control, with no unusual symptoms. The hospital promptly administered medication, conducted detailed examinations of the injuries and continued monitoring to have a timely treatment plan.

Inside the overturned car, many broken items were scattered everywhere.

Among the 21 victims, there was a case of very complicated right arm trauma, admitted to the emergency room at Hoang Anh Gia Lai University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital with injuries such as crushed wrist, complex fractures of the wrist and hand bones, fractures and dislocations of the wrist joints, fractures and dislocations of the metacarpal and carpal bones, metacarpal and finger joints, etc. After 5 hours of surgery, the medical team successfully performed surgery on the victim's arm, successfully reconstructing and reconnecting the arm and fingers. According to the initial assessment, the doctors basically restored the arm to normal. Currently, the victim's health is stable, responding well to the hospital's treatment methods.

Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huu Que directly went to 3 hospitals to visit, inspect and direct the treatment of the victims, and at the same time requested the hospitals to focus resources and material resources to treat the seriously injured patients to overcome the critical stage soon. Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee encouraged the families of the students so that doctors can focus on treating and restoring their health so that they can return to their families and continue their studies.

Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huu Que directly visited 3 hospitals to visit, inspect and direct the treatment of the victims.

As reported by CAND Newspaper, at around 6:30 a.m. on April 22, a student car with license plate 81F-001.18 driven by Phan Dinh Du (born in 1970, residing in village 4, Thang Hung commune, Chu Prong district) was traveling on National Highway 19, from Duc Co district to Chu Prong district, Gia Lai province. When it reached Thanh Binh village, Binh Giao commune, Chu Prong district, it suddenly had an accident, plunging down a negative slope about 10m deep and flipping over.

At the time of the accident, the bus was carrying 20 students from Nguyen Dinh Chieu Secondary School and Tran Phu High School (Thang Hung Commune, Chu Prong District) to school. The accident left 3 students with head injuries, 2 with arm injuries, and many with minor injuries...

Source: https://cand.com.vn/y-te/tinh-trang-suc-khoe-cac-nan-nhan-trong-vu-lat-xe-cho-hoc-sinh-o-gia-lai-i765973/