On March 25, Gia Lai Provincial Children's Hospital said it had just promptly rescued a critically ill child due to bee stings.
The patient is a 6-year-old girl, with 5 bee stings on her head and face. After that, the child quickly developed urticaria, itching all over her body and fell into anaphylactic shock. Although initially treated at the previous level, the condition still progressed severely, so she was transferred to the provincial level.
When admitted to the Intensive Care - Poison Control Department, the child was in a state of severe shock, unstable hemodynamics, and progressive heart muscle damage. Doctors immediately deployed intensive care with intravenous fluids, vasopressors and cardiac drugs. However, the disease continued to worsen, the child suffered respiratory failure and had to be ventilated, and the shock and heart damage became increasingly serious.
Faced with critical developments, the treatment team quickly consulted and decided to perform continuous blood filtration to remove toxins from bee venom and inflammatory mediators. The blood filtration process lasted 53 hours.
Thanks to timely intervention and active treatment, the patient's condition gradually improved: hemodynamics stabilized, vasopressor and cardiac support drugs stopped, and ventilation was successfully discontinued. Currently, the child is awake, vital signs are stable, heart function is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the next few days.
Doctors recommend that people avoid approaching or poking beehives. When going to the forest or farming, they should wear protective clothing and cover their bodies tightly.
If chased by bees, quickly leave the area, cover your face and head, and do not provoke the bee colony. In case of being stung, it is necessary to take the victim out of the dangerous area, monitor signs such as shortness of breath, urticaria, lethargy... and quickly take them to the nearest medical facility.
