Successfully saving the life of a girl who was hit by a car with a brain injury when she went to celebrate Tet with her grandmother

On the morning of February 26, Xuyen A General Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) announced that it had successfully operated on a girl who suffered a traumatic brain injury due to being hit by a 7-seat car.

After the accident, the patient had a lot of headaches and was taken to the emergency room at Xuyen A General Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City).

Based on the laboratory results and 160-slice CTScanner, the doctors diagnosed: The patient had bilateral epidural hematoma, longitudinal subarachnoid hemorrhage, and bilateral cerebellar tentacles; bilateral basal frontal brain contusion; bilateral occipital craniofacial fracture.

The patient was admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery. Here, doctors urgently conduct specialized treatment and closely monitor the patient's mental status.

Through the process of treatment and examination, the doctors found that the patient's consciousness gradually slowed down. The results of the CT scan of the skull showed that the hematoma began to increase significantly.

Realizing that the patient's life-threatening situation, the doctors consulted, explained the situation to the family and decided to perform emergency surgery for the child.

The surgical team performed craniotomy to remove the hematoma, release the pressure on the brain in the right posterior fossa and stop bleeding with specialized materials in the fastest time.

At present, the patient's health is stable, awake and in good contact.

Previously, on February 22, a representative of Xuyen A General Hospital (BVXA, Ho Chi Minh City) said that this place had just received emergency treatment and operated on for a case of a pediatric patient suffering from a traumatic traffic accident. traumatic brain injury.

The patient is a child CN (13 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City).

Exploiting medical history, before that, she went with her to wish New Year to relatives in Hoc Mon district (HCMC). When she was standing on the side of the road about to take the car home with her grandmother, she was suddenly hit by a 7-seater car and thrown into the street.

The tragic accident caused N. to have a traumatic brain injury and was taken to the emergency room at BVXA.

During the Tet holidays, the Emergency Department of Xuyen A General Hospital (BVXA) continuously receives hundreds of emergency visits every day. In which there are many cases of very severe traumatic brain injury, the main cause is due to accidents while participating in traffic.

Doctors recommend that, in order to avoid serious consequences of traumatic brain injury after traffic accidents in both adults and children, the victims should be quickly taken to emergency at major medical facilities to medical examination and treatment. When participating in traffic by two-wheeled vehicles, both adults and children should wear helmets. In particular, during the holidays, people need to be more careful when traveling on the road. If there is an unfortunate head injury, you need to go to the doctor immediately and must be closely monitored according to the instructions of the doctor.

The traffic situation before, during, and after major holidays of the year, especially the Lunar New Year is often very complicated, the traffic volume is more, the demand for means of transport also increases significantly. . Do not avoid bad consequences such as more and more serious traffic accidents. The limited awareness of people in traffic when using alcohol on public holidays is also the cause of many traffic accidents these days.

People should be conscious of protecting their own lives, protecting loved ones in their families and everyone in society by always following traffic safety rules. In particular, while celebrating Tet, it is necessary to have the spirit of "Drink responsibly" and "Do not join traffic when drinking alcohol". To do this requires the involvement of the whole community. Friends and family members must be responsible for each other, absolutely do not let their loved ones who have drunk alcohol still drive vehicles.

People note: If there is an unfortunate head injury, it is necessary to go to the doctor immediately and must be treated and monitored closely by specialist doctors.

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