At about 9:15 p.m. on August 24, Captain Nguyen Tien Canh - an officer of Road Traffic Police Team No. 6 (Traffic Police Department, Hanoi City Police) was on duty to direct traffic and protect the second rehearsal of the successful 80th Anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2 when a taxi suddenly stopped. At this time, the driver panicked and asked the nearest hospital address.
Recalling that time, Captain Nguyen Tien Canh said that he could have guessed that there was a dangerous situation by looking at the driver's expression.
As expected, inside the taxi there was a child with a milk stings, endangering his life.
"At the time when there are restrictions on vehicles for convoys of vehicles and equipment to move, taxi drivers will have a hard time traveling. I instructed her mother and grandmother to quickly carry her to the side of the road so that I could use a specialized motorbike to guide her," said Captain Nguyen Tien Canh.
After receiving the consent of the commander of Road Traffic Police Team No. 6, Captain Canh stopped a car traveling on the road and suggested taking the baby to the emergency room. At the same time, Captain Canh quickly used a specialized motorbike to guide the way.
The distance from Tran Duy Hung (near the Tran Duy Hung - Nguyen Chanh intersection) to the hospital is only nearly 4km, but on both sides of the road there are many people waiting for the parade, making it difficult to open the road.
Captain Nguyen Tien Canh shared that all worries and frustrations were temporarily put aside when he took the child to the hospital himself.
"After taking the child to the hospital, I quickly returned to the checkpoint to continue performing the task, so I did not have time to ask the child's name. At noon today (8.25), I took the opportunity to go back to the hospital to visit the child and learned that her health had stabilized," said Captain Nguyen Tien Canh.
At the hospital, the child's mother was very touched and sent her thanks to Captain Canh and the collective of Road Traffic Police Team No. 6.
"I personally think that in that situation, when I see a mother panicking and holding a child who is still skinny and needs help, anyone will do their best to do it," Captain Canh shared.
Previously, at around 1:00 p.m. the same day, the working group of Road Traffic Police Team No. 1 - Hanoi Traffic Police Department, who were coordinating traffic organization in the Hang Giay - Tran Nhat Duat area, also received a request for support from the driver of the car with license plate 37K-060.61.
At the time, a child in the car was sick and showed signs of convulsions and needed to be taken to the emergency room.
Immediately, the working group reported to the unit's Command Committee and used a specialized vehicle to guide the child's vehicle from Hang Giay to the 108 Central Military Hospital.
Thanks to timely support, the baby was received and cared for by doctors and is currently in stable health.
At the hospital, Mr. Le Tien Dat (born in 1995, residing in Go Vap, Ho Chi Minh City) said that his son named P.C.Q (born in 2019), his family went to Hanoi to see the 2.9 parade, and the young child suddenly became ill on the way.
Because he did not know the way, he asked for help and was promptly cleared by the traffic police to take his child to the hospital for emergency care. On behalf of the family, Mr. Dat sent his deep thanks to the Hanoi Traffic Police with the spirit of wholeheartedly serving the people.
