On September 11, Truong Sa Island Medical Center, Truong Sa archipelago handed over patient Tran Di (born in 1954, residing in Hoai Nhon town, Binh Dinh province, fisherman of fishing boat BD 97652 TS) to ship 473 of Navy Region 4 to go ashore for continued treatment.
Previously, at 6:00 a.m. on September 1, the commander of Truong Sa island received a distress signal from fishing boat BD 97652 TS about a fisherman on the boat whose leg was entangled by a fishing net, nearly severing his right ankle. The island commander quickly directed doctors on the island to prepare emergency plans and guide the fishing boat to the port to anchor.
Upon entering the Truong Sa Island Medical Center, fisherman Tran Di had his right ankle severed. Doctors at the infirmary examined and diagnosed that Di had suffered a severed right ankle due to a work accident and high blood pressure.
Military doctors at the Truong Sa Island Medical Center performed initial first aid measures to stabilize the patient.
After 10 days of treatment, the patient was stable. To facilitate treatment and ensure the patient's long-term health, the island commander, along with the medical team of the Medical Center and the patient, agreed to hand over the patient to the 473 Navy Region 4 ship to the mainland for continued treatment.