Child patient hit by falling tree: Cho Ray Hospital waives 100% of hospital fees

On May 9, Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC) announced that regarding the case of patient TNPD (10 years old) who was hit in the head by a falling tree branch while waiting at a red light with his father, causing him to be traumatized and fall into a deep coma. Dr. Nguyen Tri Thuc, Deputy Minister of Health, in charge of managing and operating Cho Ray Hospital, has directed to exempt all hospital fees for TNPD.

As reported by SGGP, on May 7, Cho Ray Hospital received and treated a 10-year-old patient who had an accident caused by a tree branch falling on him after a heavy rain. The patient underwent a CT scan, and a consultation between the Diagnostic Imaging, Neurosurgery and ENT departments showed that the child had subarachnoid hemorrhage, scattered brain contusions, diffuse cerebral edema and skull fractures. The TNPD patient was transferred to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Department in a state of mechanical ventilation via endotracheal intubation, with 2mm pupils on both sides and weak light reflex, and is still receiving medical treatment.

THANH SON

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/vu-benh-nhi-bi-cay-xanh-roi-trung-nguoi-benh-vien-cho-ray-mien-100-vien-phi-post794560.html