On the evening of May 22, baby D.T.M. (8 years old, living in Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan province) had a serious accident when she suddenly swung on the rolling door while her sister (10 years old) was opening the door to get milk as her mother instructed.
This is a dangerous behavior that the child has committed many times despite being reminded.Just two minutes later, the sister returned and discovered that her whole body had been dragged into the rolling door and immediately called for help from an adult.
The family panicked and tried to take the child down, but it took nearly 10 minutes to rescue him in a state of purple hands and feet and unconsciousness.
The child was taken to An Phuoc General Hospital - Phan Thiet for emergency resuscitation, intubation and transferred to the hospital that night.
At 2:00 a.m. on May 23, M was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital 2 in a coma, confusion and multiple injuries to the head, face, chest, and abdomen.
Commenting on the risk of brain damage due to lack of oxygen, doctors decided to implement the active method of lower body temperature - a modern recovery technique to protect brain cells in a critical period.
After 4 days of active treatment, on May 26, she was a breathing machine, alert and could answer the exact name, execute orders from the doctor - a sign of praiseworthy recovery after a serious accident.
MSc Tran Thi Bich Kim - Deputy Head of Positive Resuscitation Department, Children's Hospital 2 - said that this is an accident that can be prevented if the family has safe protection measures when installing and using rolling doors, and educating children about the risks when playing near this device.
The doctor recommends that choose a rolling door with a safety sensor or reversing function when encountering obstacles; Place the control button at a position out of the reach of the child; Equipped with an emergency stop button.
Parents also need to instruct children to absolutely not play near rolling doors, especially when the doors are running, and absolutely not to climb or swing up the doors.
In accident situations, proper first aid and taking children to medical facilities as soon as possible increases the chance of survival and recovery.The case of baby M is a profound warning for many families using door-to-door fixtures in the house.
