5 people had to be hospitalized due to suspected alcohol poisoning

At 5:00 p.m. on February 13, 2023, at the house of Mr. HDD (67 years old) - Mrs. VTM (64 years old), in Hamlet 7, Quynh Thach Commune, Quynh Luu District, there was a meal organized. The meal had 5 people from the same Quynh Thach Commune participating. The dishes included dried fish, rice paper, oranges, candy andalcohol…

The investigation team of the Nghe An Food Safety and Hygiene Department and functional forces investigated the poisoning case in Quynh Thach commune, Quynh Luu district on the evening of February 13. Photo: CCATVSTP

At 6:30 p.m. the same day, family members saw that the 5 people attending the meal had symptoms of purple faces, foaming at the mouth, and convulsions, so they took them to the emergency room at Quynh Luu District General Hospital.

At Quynh Luu District General Hospital, the patients were given intensive emergency care. Doctors said: The hospitalized patients had the same symptoms of food poisoning, suspected alcohol poisoning...

After emergency treatment, realizing that all 5 patients had serious changes, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Quynh Luu General Hospital transferred the patients to Nghe An General Hospital for continued emergency treatment.

Information from Nghe An General Hospital: During emergency treatment, out of 5 patients, 3 patients, Mr. NBH (44 years old), PNL (48 years old) and HDT (37 years old), were conscious; 2 patients, Mr. N.VS (54 years old) and VVH (46 years old), had to undergo emergency dialysis...

Immediately after receiving information about the incidentpoisoningIn this case, the Department of Health has directed the Nghe An Food Safety and Hygiene Sub-Department to clarify the cause immediately that night. The investigation team has taken 11 food and alcohol samples for testing and determining the cause of the incident...

It is known that the foods in the meal (except for wine) were still used by Mr. HDD - Mrs. VTM's family before, without any unusual symptoms recorded.