Helicopter rescues meningitis patient in Truong Sa

(Dan Tri) - A seriously ill soldier on An Bang Island (Truong Sa) was taken by helicopter to Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment.

In the early morning of January 4, Military Hospital 175 (HCMC) received a patient transferred by helicopter from Truong Sa archipelago.

The patient is Lieutenant Do Minh Vuong (born in 1997), working on An Bang Island (Truong Sa island district, Vietnam).

Helicopter takes patient from An Bang Island to Military Hospital 175, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Ministry of National Defense).

Lieutenant Vuong was diagnosed with meningitis, with a severe prognosis, beyond the ability of the infirmary on An Bang Island to provide medicine, so he had to be taken to the mainland for emergency treatment.

On January 3, the Southern Helicopter Company (18th Corps) mobilized EC225 helicopter (number VN-8620) to carry out the rescue mission. The flight crew took off from Vung Tau to Tan Son Nhat airport to pick up the medical team, then urgently flew to Truong Sa.

An Bang Island belongs to Truong Sa island district, Vietnam (Photo: Ngoc Tan).

At 0:12 on January 4, the helicopter carrying the patient landed at Military Hospital 175. Doctors and medical staff of Military Hospital 175 quickly received the patient and organized emergency care and treatment.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/truc-thang-cap-cuu-benh-nhan-viem-mang-nao-o-truong-sa-20250104115950079.htm