Successful surgery for boy with screw stuck in head
The Department of Orthopedics and Burns, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital is treating a boy named HTA (23 months old, from Dien Chau district) who had a rare accident, with a screw stuck in his head.
On the evening of October 28, patient HTA (23 months old, residing in Dien Chau district) was brought to the emergency room by his family with a foreign object, a screw, deeply embedded in the back of his head.
A.'s family said: A few hours ago, while playing on a "foot-pushing" car, the child fell backwards from the car onto the floor. Unfortunately, there was a screw under the floor, so it hit the child's head. Immediately, the family took the child to Dien Chau District Hospital for first aid, then transferred toNghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital.
DoctorsNghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics HospitalA brain CT scan was performed to determine the extent of the injury. The film showed a metal foreign body penetrating the occipital bone, mild dilation of the bilateral ventricles, thickening of the mucosa of the maxillary sinuses on both sides, and fluid accumulation in the mastoid sinuses and tympanic cavity on both sides.
The patient was scheduled for emergency surgery on the night of October 28. The doctor quickly removed the foreign object, a nail, from the patient's head, stopped the bleeding, and cleaned the patient's wound. After the surgery, the patient's health was stable and continued to be closely monitored post-operatively.
Dr. Thai Van Binh, MD, Head of the Department of Trauma, Orthopedics and Burns, the doctor who directly performed the surgery on the patient, said: The accident of child HTA was very dangerous. Luckily, the nail had not penetrated too deeply into the brain, so it had not completely torn the dura mater of the child's skull. Otherwise, the patient would have been at high risk of bleeding and infection.
Doctors recommend: Families with young children need to ensure a safe environment for children when playing and living at home. Care should be taken to control hard and sharp objects because they pose a high risk of causing injury to children, thereby avoiding unfortunate accidents./.