Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedic Trauma Hospital said that at 9:30 a.m. on August 25, 2024, the hospital received a case of a child patient PBN (8 years old, female) admitted to the hospital with a severed left arm, conscious, stable vital signs, and the severed arm was given first aid according to regulations.
After the incident, the family quickly took the child to Binh Duong General Hospital for first aid, then transferred to the Orthopedic Trauma Hospital.
The surgical team including Dr. Nguyen Minh Loc, Master Dr. Nguyen Tan Bao An, and Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thach quickly deployed into two surgical teams.
One team combined the humerus and forearm bones, the other team microsurgically connected the brachial artery , vein, nerve, and arm muscles for the child patient.
The surgery lasted 4.5 hours. After 5 days of intensive treatment, the patient's left arm was saved.
Doctors said the baby's arm was saved thanks to the smooth, precise, and professional coordination of the surgical team and the anesthesia and resuscitation team.
Although the arm was saved, the problem of restoring the function of the baby's arm, hand and fingers required a lot of time for physical therapy, electrical stimulation, additional surgery, this time lasted for a whole year.
“This is a rare case, it is unclear whether there was a problem with the washing machine, but the child was able to put his hand in while the washing machine was running and the washing machine wrapped around his arm and severed it.
Therefore, families should be warned to periodically check and clean the washing machine and remind and advise children not to go near the washing machine when it is operating to avoid unfortunate incidents," said a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedic Trauma Hospital.
