On May 13, People's Hospital 115 said that it had just coordinated to rescue a 20-year-old young man in critical condition after a traffic accident by activating the inter-hospital red alert procedure.
Previously, in the early morning of April 28, Hoc Mon Regional General Hospital received a patient in critical condition after a traffic accident. The patient was diagnosed with hypovolemic shock due to multiple injuries: wide open right chest wound, revealing the heart and lungs; crushed sternum; pneumothorax and pleural effusion on both sides; right collarbone fracture; 2 fractures of the left forearm.
Doctors assessed this as a particularly difficult situation, requiring emergency treatment on the spot. At the same time, the case also requires in-depth professional support from the final-line hospital. Faced with the critical developments of the patient, the inter-hospital red alert procedure issued by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health was urgently activated.
After receiving the information, the expert team of People's Hospital 115 immediately went to Hoc Mon Regional General Hospital. Surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses coordinated with the on-site team to carry out in-depth emergency interventions, with the most important goal of saving the patient's life.
After intervention, the patient's condition temporarily stabilized so that he could be safely transferred to People's Hospital 115. After that, the patient continued surgery and intensive resuscitation. By May 11, the patient recovered well and was discharged from the hospital, scheduled for re-examination according to specialty.
According to People's Hospital 115, this case is proof of the effectiveness of inter-hospital red alert in emergency cases. If there is no rapid coordination process between hospitals, patients may not have enough time to wait for transfer or access in-depth intervention right at the basic level.
The special feature of this process is that it helps eliminate the distance between treatment levels in the moment of life and death. When the patient is not safe enough to be transferred, the final-line specialist can immediately come to the place the patient needs, together with the initial receiving hospital to perform timely intervention.
