Scientific Council meeting after the death of a child with hand, foot and mouth disease after being transferred to a higher level

On October 6, a source from the Ca Mau Department of Health said that the department had directed the Ca Mau Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital to organize a meeting of the Scientific Council to review, analyze, and re-evaluate the entire development of the case of a 3-year-old patient (residing in Tri Phai commune, Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau) who died after being transferred to Children's Hospital 1 (HCMC) with a diagnosis of hand, foot, and mouth disease level 4.

At the same time, it is recommended that Ca Mau Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital continue to coordinate, consult, and learn treatment experience from Children's Hospital 1 and satellite hospitals.

Hội đồng khoa học sau vụ bệnh nhi bệnh tay chân miệng tử vong sau chuyển tuyến - Ảnh 1. — Ca Mau Department of Health directed Ca Mau Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital to hold a Scientific Council meeting after the death of a child with hand, foot and mouth disease.

Hospitals in the province check drugs, chemicals, infusion fluids... and receive, treat, and closely monitor patients; promptly consult with higher levels for timely and safe treatment and transfer... Particularly, Thoi Binh District Medical Center coordinates with related units and Tri Phai Commune Medical Station to strengthen environmental sanitation, instruct people to disinfect and clean the environment.

In addition, the Department of Health recommends that the Provincial People's Committee direct the People's Committees of districts and cities to strengthen inspection and supervision of disease prevention and control activities in the area. Direct the education sector to continue to coordinate with the health sector to implement disease prevention and control measures.

Previously, at 8:35 p.m. on September 20, patient TQC was admitted to the Ca Mau Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital with symptoms of continuous fever, mouth ulcers, poor appetite, headache, and runny nose.

Here, after 2 days of treatment, it was noted that the patient was more lethargic, had pale lips, irregular breathing, apnea (less than 10 seconds)... so the patient was transferred to Children's Hospital 1 and admitted to this hospital around 5:00 p.m. on September 22. At that time, the patient was comatose, had a rapid pulse (150 beats/minute to 170 beats/minute), blood pressure was difficult to measure... the dose of vasopressors was continuously increased, the heart was sporadic, external cardiac massage was performed, cardiac adrenaline was slow, the patient had a pulse again.

The patient was then transferred to the Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Department for further treatment. After 2 hours and 25 minutes of resuscitation, the patient died at 7:25 p.m. the same day.

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