Hai Duong: The teenager crushed his hand because the mini gas tank suddenly exploded

While eating h.ot pot as usual, the family's mini gas tank suddenly exploded, causing the under 18 year old teenager to be seriously injured. The victim was transported to the hospital with a crushed left hand.

On January 16, Saint Paul General Hospital (Hanoi city) received a male patient named CTL from Hai Duong with a crushed left hand. On January 19, a hospital representative added that this person also had a broken thumb and pink burns on the tips of some fingers.

Through medical history, the patient said that while eating h.ot pot, the mini gas tank suddenly exploded, leading to injury. Previously, the b.oy from Hai Duong was taken to another hospital and then transferred to Saint Paul General Hospital.

Despite being treated with emergency care and surgery, with serious injuries, doctors determined that, in addition to the reduced grip function of the hand, it greatly affects future learning, living and working. causes major psychological problems for patients.

Saint Paul's team of nurses and doctors treated the wound and prevented n.ecrosis for the teenager from Hai Duong. Currently, the b.oy is being monitored at the hospital.

Exploding a mini gas tank while eating is a common accident, very easy to cause injury, light burns on the skin, more serious can crush hands and forearms, there are even many cases of multiple injuries. Some families, because they want to save m.oney, reuse mini gas cylinders, leading to safety risks for members and easily causing fires and explosions.

In November 2023, at a people's house in Village 8, Dinh Ban Commune, while organizing a h.ot pot party, a mini gas tank also exploded as in the above case, causing burns to 3 teenagers on the head and legs. One person was seriously burned.

Previously, at a family in village 2, Ea Tieu commune, Cu Kuin district, there was a small party with more than 20 participants. While cooking h.ot pot, a mini gas tank suddenly exploded, causing gas to spurt out and catch fire, causing 7 people sitting nearby to suffer burns on many parts of their bodies, including a c.hild.

Or the case of Mr. TVH (30 years old) in Tuyen Quang who was transferred to Viet Duc Hospital with multiple injuries: traumatic brain injury, subdural hematoma in the right hemisphere, a.mputation of the right hand, deep burns in the head area. , face, neck. The patient's family shared that while using a mini gas stove to braise meat, the gas tank exploded, causing him serious injury.

The last days of the year, especially when Tet comes, is an opportunity for everyone to reunite, many families choose h.ot pot to eat, drink, and chat together. However, the issue of fire safety (due to the use of gas cylinders, alcohol...) is still alarming.

Therefore, doctors recommend that to ensure safety, families should use induction stoves and infrared stoves instead of mini gas stoves. If you must use a gas stove, choose gas cylinders and stoves of clear origin, do not use recycled products. Because mini gas tanks can only be used once and are not safe to reuse.

In case of an accident due to burns, gas cylinder explosion, especially injury to the eye area, the wound should be rinsed with cold water, go to the hospital for timely treatment, and do not arbitrarily apply leaves to the wound.

Notes when using mini gas stove

According to technicians at the electronics center, using a mini gas stove brings convenience, but care must be taken to avoid fire and explosion when using a mini gas stove. Specifically:

If the gas stove has peeling paint, is rusty, the gas tank latch is loose, or the stove is very difficult to ignite and requires a lot of effort to "prime" it many times, you should replace it immediately. Because gas stoves like this are often prone to gas leaks, causing unsafe fires and explosions.

In addition, gas cylinders with signs of warped valve heads should not be used. Because the stove latch will not be able to fit with the contact tip, it can easily lead to gas leakage when the stove is turned on.

Do not cook pots that are too large compared to the stove's base, as this will cause the fire to spread to the bottom of the stove and may come into contact with other parts of the stove, especially the gas tank, making it dangerous to use.

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