Eating dead pig, a man fell into critical condition

The Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Department, Lao Cai Provincial General Hospital, has just admitted patient Ha Van H., 55 years old (Van Ban district) with septic shock, multiple organ failure, and high risk of death after eating dead pork.

According to the patient's family, at 8:00 p.m. on May 30, the patient ate a small amount of cooked meat from a dead pig raised at home. About 6 hours after eating, the patient vomited a lot, had continuous watery diarrhea, and felt dizzy. The patient was taken to Van Ban District General Hospital with a diagnosis of septic shock and food poisoning; he was treated with vasopressor fluid and transferred to Lao Cai Provincial General Hospital.

The examination and monitoring of the patient showed that the patient was conscious, tired, had difficulty breathing, had cold pale skin, sunken eyes, was thirsty, had a rapid heart rate, etc. The patient was diagnosed with gastrointestinal septic shock, electrolyte and acid-base imbalance, respiratory failure not classified elsewhere, diarrhea, dysfunction, unspecified sepsis, tricuspid stenosis, and food poisoning caused by toxins from other specified bacteria.

The patient received intensive care at the Intensive Care - Anti-Poison Department, Provincial General Hospital.

The patient was intubated, put on a ventilator, and transferred to dialysis. After 3 days of intensive treatment at the Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Department, Provincial General Hospital, the patient's condition continued to worsen, with a high risk of death.

Specialist Doctor I Truong Ngoc Dung, Department of Intensive Care - Anti-Poison, Provincial General Hospital recommends that people do not buy, sell, transport, slaughter sick and dead pigs or unsanitary pig products; do not use pork with unusual red color, bleeding or edema, especially food from animals that die of unknown causes, because it contains potential risks that can be life-threatening; practice good personal hygiene when in contact with pigs, processing pork. When showing signs of illness, go to a medical facility immediately for timely examination and treatment.

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