Light oil lamps and use flashlights to rescue patients.
Dr. Tran Quang Manh - Director of Yen Bai City Medical Center - said that affected by storm No. 3, Yen Bai City Medical Center has 3 flooded stations: Nam Cuong, Hong Ha and Nguyen Thai Hoc. In particular, 2 stations are completely isolated: Tuy Loc and Hop Minh. Currently, the road to Nam Cuong Ward Medical Station is flooded, the water is up to the neck, the station has completely lost power. Medical staff had to move all medical equipment to the second floor to avoid damage to the machinery.
Doctor Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of Nam Cuong Ward Health Station said that because it is a low-lying area, as soon as the information was given, the station proactively carried out storm prevention and control work.
“We have proactively moved medical examination, treatment and emergency equipment to the second floor to prevent flooding from damaging machinery and interrupting patient care. Medical staff are on duty 24/7, preparing emergency and mobile medicine for people with diarrhea, falls, allergies, etc. In the event of a power outage at the station, medical staff at the station used flashlights and kerosene lamps to assist with professional work,” said Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong.
Quang Ninh is a province that suffered heavy damage due to storm No. 3. According to the preliminary report of the Quang Ninh Department of Health, the total number of patients examined and treated due to the storm is 1,153 patients. Many areas have broken glass, treatment areas and operating areas. All 24 medical examination and treatment units have lost power completely or partially, and must use backup power sources (generators). Many places still have power and telecommunication networks outage, many hospitals and medical facilities have suffered heavy damage, and must use generators 24/24h to ensure emergency and patient treatment.
Doctor Nguyen Tien Dung - Deputy Director of Quang Ninh General Hospital - said: Since storm No. 3 made landfall in Quang Ninh, on average, the hospital receives about 200 cases per day from Ha Long and other lower-level medical facilities.
Due to the impact of the storm, the hospital is experiencing a shortage of electricity and water. The unit is looking for solutions to have water for medical examination and treatment during the storm. Electricity and water will be prioritized for emergency patients, dialysis patients, surgery patients, etc.
At the same time, save as much as possible on activities that require unnecessary electricity and water and utilize part of the rainwater for flushing toilets in patient rooms; allocate human resources in rooms and departments to ensure that there is no patient congestion in current conditions.
Operating rooms in many hospitals are lit up during storm number 3
At the time of storm No. 3's landfall, the hospital's on-call staff received and treated 14 emergency cases hospitalized due to the impact of the super typhoon. Specifically, there was 1 case of a person being crushed by a falling tree, causing a traumatic brain injury; 2 cases of limb injuries, traumatic brain injury due to broken walls and glass falling on people, and nearly 10 cases of car and motorbike accidents while participating in traffic "going home through the storm".
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Duong Duc Hung - Director of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital - said that the hospital's on-duty team made every effort to rescue patients during the storm to protect their lives and health in an emergency situation. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Manh Khanh - Deputy Director of Viet Duc Hospital, Head of Department of Orthopedics 1 - said that on the morning of September 9, Department of Orthopedics 1 had nearly 130 patients, an increase of 150% compared to the number of beds that could be received, and staff had to arrange stretchers to block the hallways in the department.
Associate Professor Khanh explained the overload situation due to not allowing patients to leave the hospital during the last 2 weekends. "I decided to let the patients stay in the department, although it was a bit cramped, the patients still received full medical care, 3 hot meals a day served at the bedside, everyone happily shared the difficulties together..." - Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Manh Khanh said.
At Bach Mai Hospital, during the 2 days of storms and rains, there were still nearly 3,500 inpatients; 667 patients were admitted to the hospital; 89 patients were transferred to other hospitals. Also during the storms and rains, the operating rooms of Bach Mai Hospital were continuously lit, in which doctors performed 6 heart surgeries; 139 anesthesia and resuscitation cases; 40 round-trip surgeries, 53 emergency surgeries...; 42 cardiovascular interventions.
