20 children suspected of rat poison poisoning in Lai Chau have been discharged from hospital

After 3 days of treatment at the pediatric department of Lai Chau General Hospital, with the support of experts from Bach Mai Hospital, the group of children suspected of poisoning due to eating rat poison were discharged from the hospital in normal health conditions.

Before discharge, all children ate well, clinical symptoms improved, no vomiting, no convulsions, no clinical bleeding disorders. The children's PT and INR blood coagulation tests at 48 and 72 hours were normal.

Earlier, on the morning of November 5, Lai Chau General Hospital received 20 children from Giang Ma Kindergarten, Tam Duong District, suspected of having mistakenly eaten rat poison. Through initial examination, 2/20 children showed symptoms of abdominal pain and nausea, suspected of having eaten rat poison.

After receiving the poisoned children, the medical team and pediatricians of Lai Chau General Hospital collected blood and digestive fluids and sent them to the central government for toxicology testing; at the same time, they performed the necessary clinical emergency steps, administered fluids, and treated them according to the poisoning treatment protocol.

Test results showed that 6/20 children had low levels of Warfarin (rat poison) in their blood.

To ensure safety, Bach Mai Hospital sent a team of doctors, including leading experts from the Poison Control Center, Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center, Pediatric Center, Institute of Mental Health, and Pharmacy Department to Lai Chau to directly examine and treat the children.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/20-tre-nghi-ngo-doc-thuoc-diet-chuot-o-lai-chau-da-xuat-vien-20241108223330234.htm