On January 1, Master - Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Pi Doanh (Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital 1) said he saved the life of little girl B.T.Y.N (2 years old, living in Binh Phuoc) who was pierced by a badminton racket from anterior to the output peak to the posterior cerebellum.
According to Mr. B.M.V. (father of baby N.) said that he was not at the scene at the time of the accident. However, everyone told me that about 10 days ago, the girl stood in front of the house watching her siblings play badminton. Suddenly, the racket body fell from the handle, flew up and fell on the baby's head.
Everyone quickly took the victim to the hospital for first aid and then transferred him to Ho Chi Minh City for further treatment. At Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, the emergency team noted that the baby was in a deep coma, had a wound in front of the top of the head that had been sutured, and CT-scan recorded damage penetrating the brain.
Image of the lesion on CT Scan. Photo: BVCC
According to the image on the CT Scan, the damage from the front of the top of the head penetrates to the back of the cerebellum, causing large subdural and intracerebral hemorrhages, compression and swelling of the brain. After receiving it, the hospital immediately performed emergency surgery to remove the hematoma and open the skull to decompress the victim.
Master and doctor Nguyen Ngoc Pi Doanh said that this is a rare and extremely dangerous daily life accident. The wound was caused by an extremely strong force, penetrating and damaging the brain parenchyma.
After 10 days of emergency surgery and active treatment, the baby is gradually recovering, opening his eyes and moving his arms and legs naturally. Currently, the child has been transferred to the Department of Neurosurgery for continued monitoring.
However, even though the danger has passed and the child shows signs of recovery, there will definitely be neurological sequelae because the brain has been severely damaged. Currently, the baby still cannot speak and is still weak on the left side of his body.
Nguyen Linh
