On February 5, Dr. Nguyen Viet Thai - Director of Bac Quang Tri Regional General Hospital said that he had just received and successfully handled a rare domestic accident related to fish hooks.
Patient N.Q. K (13 years old, residing in Hoa Trach commune, Quang Tri province) was admitted to the hospital in a state of severe pain and neck bleeding. Through examination, doctors discovered a fishing hook piercing and deeply entangled in the soft tissue of the neck area, located near blood vessels and nerves, posing a potential risk of serious health and life damage if handled improperly.
Doctor Nguyen Thi Luyen - Ear, Nose and Throat Unit, directly performed the intervention procedure, safely removing the foreign object from the patient's neck. After the procedure, the patient was treated for the wound, monitored and treated for prevention. Currently, his health is stable, and the wound is progressing well.
According to Dr. Luyen, accidents caused by fish hook hooks can occur in daily activities and play, especially in children. When foreign objects are stuck in the neck, face or dangerous locations, people should absolutely not arbitrarily handle them at home but need to quickly take the victim to a medical facility for timely intervention to avoid unfortunate complications.
