Saving a woman who committed suicide by eating poison ivy

Mr. Vi Van Cuong - Chairman of Tri Le Commune People's Committee (Que Phong) confirmed that there had just been a case of a local resident committing suicide by eating poison ivy and is currently being treated by military medical staff of the border guard station and staff of Tri Le Commune Health Station.

Medical staff pounded banana tree trunks to extract juice for Ms. Pham Thi K to drink to detoxify. Photo: Tho Cuong

The person who ate the poison ivy is Ms. Pham Thi K. (26 years old), a Mong ethnic in Son La province, married to a Mong man living in Pa Khom village (Tri Le). This morning (May 25), at around 7:30 am, Ms. Pham Thi K went into the forest near her house to pick poison ivy to eat.

Ms. K. was discovered in time by local people and taken to the Tri Le Commune Health Station for emergency treatment. Tri Le Border Guard Station also promptly sent military doctors to coordinate the treatment.

Medical staff of Tri Le Border Guard Station give first aid to a victim. Photo: Hai Thuong

After the doctors used crushed banana stems and gave the victim the juice to induce vomiting, the victim's critical condition was over.

However, Ms. Pham Thi K is still unconscious and is being monitored by medical staff.

Ms. K is currently being monitored at the Tri Le Commune Health Station, Que Phong. Photo: Google Maps