On May 5, Ba Ria General Hospital (HCMC) announced that it had successfully resuscitated a teenager who was stabbed in the chest causing massive bleeding. After being saved, the patient is recovering stable health.
Previously, on the night of April 15, the Emergency Department of Ba Ria General Hospital received a 16-year-old teenager admitted to the hospital in serious condition with many fatal stab wounds on his body. Immediately after being admitted to the hospital, the patient fell into a state of hypovolemic shock due to pneumothorax, pleural effusion; massive chest bleeding - extremely critical blood loss shock due to intercostal artery rupture, severe ruptured lung parenchyma... threatening life.
Immediately, the red alert was activated by Ba Ria General Hospital, then the patient was taken straight to the operating room. After more than 3 hours of stressful surgery, doctors and nurses stopped the bleeding; sewed the torn lung; emergency transfused a large amount of blood... gradually regaining the patient's life.
After 4 days of surgery, the patient was awake again, vital signs were stable, and his heart rate returned to normal. Currently, the teenage boy's health has stabilized and is in the process of recovery.
