While operating a vertical cutting machine at the mechanical workshop, due to wearing a protective glove that was too wide, his hand was caught in the rotation axis, causing the blade to slash and bite away from the left index finger.
Complex damage causes complete loss of bones, blood vessels and nerves, leaving only a thin layer of tissue that holds the fingers and hands. Clinical examination showed that the severed finger was no longer circulating, sticky, no longer elastic and pale - a clear sign of necrosis. Intensive tests confirmed: soft fingers, no re-ent puncture when pressing and no bleeding when taking a needle. If there is no emergency intervention, this limb cannot be saved.
According to Dr. Duong Manh Chien - Central Tropical Diseases Hospital, Surgery Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery, broken at the index finger is one of the biggest challenges in microsurgery. Unlike the area near the hand, where the blood vessels are larger, at the distance, the arteries and veins are very small, difficult to find and clogged after the connection. Even in large hospitals with high expertise, the success rate in this position is still limited. However, for young and injured patients in the index finger - fingers play an important role in daily life and labor - doctors decide to perform emergency surgery surgery with the goal of resuming blood vessels, nerves and bone fixation to preserve the physical function.
The surgery requires absolute concentration and accuracy. Doctors use hypercopy glasses dozens of times to observe arteries smaller than fat cells. only a specialized stitching, thinner than a hairline, is used to connect blood vessels.
After 14 days, the patient's index finger began to recover positively. The ring finger is rosy again, elastic and has clear vital signs. Doctors assessed the results as positive, although the patient needed to continue physical therapy to fully recover function.
Doctors recommend that workers need to use protective gear properly: right gloves should be adjusted, without fabric; Long hair, loose clothes or straps should also be securely fixed. When working with cutting machines, excavators or machines with rotating axles, you need to focus and follow absolute safety procedures.
If there is an unfortunate accident of a tear, it should be handled properly: wrap the tear in a clean, moisture-packed tray, put it in a sealed plastic bag, then place it in a second bag containing a mixture of ice and water, avoid exposing the tear directly to ice. Bring the victim and the limbs to the hospital as soon as possible, ideally within 6 hours (or up to 24 hours if properly refrigerated).
