On the afternoon of July 29, news from Can Tho Central General Hospital (CGA) said that doctors in the neurosuggestive department had just successfully received and operated on a rare case of a woman who was hit in the head by a bullet while gardening. The 40-year-old patient lives in Can Tho City.
According to information from the family, on the afternoon of July 28, while gardening at home, the patient was suddenly flown in by a round ball-shaped object and hooked into the amniotic area, causing a lot of bleeding.
Immediately, the patient was taken by his family to the Emergency Department of Can Tho General Hospital with a headache, the wound on the brocade about 1cm was bloody. Next to the wound was a round solid mass, about 0.5 x 0.5cm in size.
After consultation, doctors in the Neurology Department decided to perform surgery to remove the foreign object and treat the lesion. Expand the incision about 3cm to remove a 0.5x0.3cm bullet-shaped metal foreign object.
The surgery went smoothly, lasting about 45 minutes. Notably, the bullet only penetrated the skin layer, lightly touching the marrow, without causing serious damage to the brain and surrounding structures. This is a case that is considered lucky and rare.
According to Dr. CKII. Chuong Chan Phuoc - Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, a wound caused by a firebreak (shooting) is a type of serious injury that occurs when a bullet hits the body, causing damage to soft tissue, internal organs or bones. The severity of the wound depends on many factors such as the type of gun, type of bullet, speed, location of the bullet and trajectory in the body.
Trauma caused by a fire or gas is often very complicated, can cause damage to many organs, is susceptible to infection and is difficult to accurately assess the extent of damage through the surface. Depending on the speed and energy of the bullet, the wounds can be very serious, especially when the bullet is still strong enough to penetrate. If not given first aid and treated properly, wounds caused by bullets can lead to dangerous complications, even death.
In the case of the above patient, the bullet was almost out of flight, so the penetrance was significantly reduced. Thanks to that, the wound was only in shallow software and did not pose a danger to life" - Dr. Phuoc shared.
The doctor recommends that when suspecting a wound caused by a firebreak, the victim should receive proper first aid, apply a band to the wound with a clean tarpaulin and quickly take it to a specialized medical facility for timely treatment. Do not arbitrarily remove foreign objects, because real damage cannot be assessed only through the surface of the wound, the level of danger depends on the path of the bullet inside the body.
