In the afternoon of May 16, a fishing boat brought the distressed crew member to La Gi port in Phuoc Hoi ward, Lam Dong province for emergency treatment.
The victim is Mr. T.T. T (resident of Khanh Hoa province), working on a fishing vessel fishing offshore. During labor at sea, Mr. T showed symptoms of shortness of breath, chest tightness, heart compression, suspected of hypotension for divers.
The fishing boat immediately took the victim to La Gi port for emergency treatment. After the boat docked, an ambulance quickly took the victim to La Gi Regional General Hospital for emergency treatment in critical condition.
The patient was intubated and given emergency respiratory arrest. Despite the doctors' active treatment, the victim still did not survive.
After the incident, functional agencies carried out procedures according to regulations before handing over the body to the family to take it back to their hometown for funeral arrangements.
Recently, there have been consecutive cases of divers encountering accidents due to decompression during seafood exploitation at sea. In the afternoon of May 15, another divers who had decompression but was still conscious was brought to La Gi port for timely emergency treatment.
Previously, on March 24 and April 21, two divers were brought to La Gi fishing port in critical condition and both died.
According to medical experts, decompression sickness is a dangerous occupational hazard for divers, with a high mortality rate.
This condition occurs when diving deep under high pressure, causing a lot of gas to dissolve in the blood and tissues; when rising too quickly, the pressure drops suddenly, creating air bubbles that cause blood clots.
The disease can cause serious damage to the brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart and skeletal muscle system, leading to paralysis, consciousness disorders, shortness of breath or circulatory shock if not treated promptly.
