On September 24, Dong Hoi Friendship Hospital - Cuba (Quang Tri) confirmed that it had just received emergency care for two patients P.V.L (45 years old) and P.V.Q (54 years old), both residing in Nam Trach commune, Quang Tri province.
According to initial information, on the afternoon of September 22, after diving at a depth of 15-20 meters, both returned and showed symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, and purple purple complexion. People immediately took him to the emergency room.
At the time of hospitalization, Mr. L was conscious but his whole body was covered with purple air, his breathing was exhausted, his lungs were chiny, and he had severe abdominal pain. Despite being placed in the tracheal section, on a ventilator, and actively resuscitated, he stopped circulating and did not survive.
Meanwhile, Mr. Q was hospitalized in a state of tinhity, with rapid heartbeat and mildly moisture in the lungs. After being supported with ventilation, infusion, and vasopressors, his health temporarily stabilized and he was transferred to the Institute of Marine Medicine (in Hai Phong) for treatment with high-pressure oxygen.
Doctor Nguyen Dai Viet Duc - Head of the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poison, Vietnam - Cuba Dong Hoi Friendship Hospital said that both cases had low blood pressure.
When diving deep, the gas inhaled dissolves into the blood and tissue. If it blooms too quickly, the body cannot waste time to excrete it through the lungs, causing foaming, causing blockage, lack of oxygen and cell damage.
