Blood donation to save 2 patients in the explosion in Quynh Luu district

Information from Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital: At 6:08 p.m. on April 2, the hospital received two patients, HTKV (born in 2015) and HTĐ.A (born in 2013). The two children were victims ofexplosionkilled 2 people and injured 4 people in the communeQuynh Tan, Quynh Luu district in the afternoon of the same day.

After surgery, HTKV patient continues to receive intensive treatment. Photo: Hoang Yen

At the time of admission, patient HTKV suffered from hemorrhagic shock, complex multiple trauma to the limbs and head and face after the accident (complex crushed wound, open fracture of the right forearm; crushed left hand; open fracture of grade IIIC right tibia; wound to the left knee; complex wound to the foot).

After being diagnosed, HTKV patients were treated by doctors with intensive resuscitation, endotracheal intubation, sedation and mechanical ventilation; sputum suction through endotracheal intubation; arterial catheter placement for continuous arterial blood pressure monitoring; central venous catheter placement; gastric tube placement; urinary catheter placement...

Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital mobilized many units of blood to save 2 patients. Photo: Hoang Yen

The HTKV patient was transferred to the Department of Intensive Care - Surgery and underwent emergency surgery at 10:10 p.m. the same day. Here, the patient underwent amputation of the right forearm, amputation of the crushed left finger/fusion of the right tibia, and removal of a foreign object from the left knee... At 1:30 a.m. on April 3, the surgery was completed and the patient was transferred to the Department of Intensive Care - Surgery for continued treatment.

At present, the patient is on a ventilator. Hemodynamics are stable. Pupils are equal on both sides. Doctors continue to transfuse red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate factor VIII, platelets...

Patient HTĐ.A had the soft tissue wound of the left leg debrided and reconstructed and the foreign object removed from the right thigh. Photo: Hoang Yen

At the time of admission, patient HTĐ.A was in a state of multiple trauma, closed abdominal trauma, maxillofacial and eye trauma, complex soft tissue wound on the left leg, open wound with foreign body on the right thigh... Doctors injected blood to stop bleeding, bandaged the wound, immobilized the cervical spine and gave the patient oxygen.

After specialist consultation, patient HTĐ.A underwent emergency surgery to treat injuries to both legs at 00:20 on April 3. The patient underwent debridement, reconstruction of the soft tissue wound in the left leg, and removal of a foreign object from the right thigh. After surgery, the patient was transferred to the Department of Intensive Care - Surgery for further treatment.

According to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, during the surgery, doctors had to mobilize many units of blood to save the two patients./.