Four victims with vital signs in the gas asphyxiation caused by the generator are in a coma and must be on a ventilator. Two people have cerebral edema and have a very serious prognosis.
On the evening of October 28, a representative of the Da Nang Department of Health said that 4 people were being treated at Hospital C and Da Nang Obstetrics and Children’s Hospital, two people at each hospital. Four other people passed away on the same day. They were from the same family. They were discovered by people in a coma in their room, the generator was still working.
A patient was initially treated at Tam Tri Hospital and then transferred to Da Nang Hospital that afternoon. Doctor Le Duc Nhan, Director of Da Nang Hospital, said the patient was in a deep coma, had severe respiratory failure, and the CT scan showed brain edema. “The state of cerebral edema shows that the patient’s poisoning period is long, affecting many organs,” said Dr. Nhan.
The patient was intubated, ventilated, circulatory stabilized, hemodynamic and heart rate disorders were controlled, and doctors simultaneously adjusted homeostasis to maintain vital function. After initial resuscitation, the patient was transferred to Hospital C for treatment with hyperbaric oxygen to remove CO from the blood and restore respiratory ability. Currently, the patient is being treated actively in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, hoping to gradually improve brain and lung function.
Another patient was transferred to Hospital C by Hospital C17 in the same condition.
Two babies are being treated at Da Nang Obstetrics and Children’s Hospital. Doctor Tran Dinh Vinh, director of the hospital, said that two critically ill children were intubated and given vasopressors to maintain blood pressure and support circulation. The two children are being closely monitored in the Intensive Care Department.
Hospitals are conducting inter-institutional consultations and mobilizing maximum human resources and equipment for treatment, according to representatives of the Department of Health.
People gave first aid to victims while using boats to take them out of flooded residential areas. Image: Cut from clip
The family of 8 people suffering from CO poisoning was discovered around 9:00 a.m. on October 28. It is unclear when they started using the generator. People broke down doors to rescue people and used boats to take them across the flooded area to get to the emergency room. Five people were transferred to Tam Tri Hospital, three people to Cam Le Medical Center. However, one person died before reaching the center, two people died on the way, and one person did not survive at Tam Tri Hospital. The remaining four people were transferred to other hospitals.
Initially, the authorities determined that due to the flooded area and power outage, the family turned on the generator in a closed room, leading to the accumulation of CO gas, causing suffocation. The Da Nang Department of Health advises people not to use generators, coal stoves, gas stoves or wood stoves in enclosed spaces. When using combustion equipment, open ventilation doors and check the electrical system and exhaust pipes to avoid accumulation of toxic gases. If you have symptoms of headache, dizziness, nausea, or difficulty breathing, you should leave the area immediately and go to the nearest medical facility for timely emergency treatment.