On January 21, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital confirmed that it is treating 3 pediatric patients with sedating poisoning.
Previously, on January 19, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital received H.T.T (7 years old), H.V.N (2 years old) and H.V.T (3 years old), all residing in Huong Phung commune, Quang Tri province. When admitted to the hospital, the children showed signs of lethargy, reduced consciousness, increased muscle tone and appeared convulsions, suspected of sedating.
At the Emergency Resuscitation Department, doctors recorded signs of toxicity affecting the nervous system and muscles. The children were given oxygen, treated with seizure suppression, intravenous fluids; then transferred to the Department of Pediatrics for in-depth treatment. Here, the children continued to be closely monitored for their overall condition, seizure control, and tests were performed to screen for the cause and assess organ damage.
Medical history investigation shows that before that, the children played together at home and showed signs of headaches and fatigue. A 3rd grade boy, a neighbor's child, took adult medicine and gave it to his friend to "drink to get rid of the headache".
After two days of intensive treatment, the children's health gradually stabilized, consciousness improved, and convulsions were controlled.
It is known that the family of a 3rd grade boy has a family member with mental illness, who is being treated on an outpatient basis with Aminazin and Haloperidone drugs. From the clinical symptoms and drug images provided by the family, doctors diagnosed the children with moderate-level poisoning due to Haloperidone nerve-blocking drugs.
The incident is a warning bell for families in managing and storing medicine at home, absolutely keeping it out of reach of children. Adults need to regularly remind and educate children not to arbitrarily take medicine or use other people's medicine, to avoid serious consequences that may directly threaten the lives of young children.
