Lai Chau: One person died, one person in critical condition due to eating strange mushrooms

On April 17, the People's Committee of Son Binh commune, Tam Duong district (Lai Chau province) said that in the commune, 1 person died, 1 person was in a deep coma and 1 person had to go to the emergency room after eating strange mushrooms.

Accordingly, at around 10 p.m. on April 10, at the cardamom farm of Mr. Sung A Pao's family (46 years old, in Chu Va 8 village, Son Binh commune), a suspected poisoning case occurred.

Three people, including Mr. Sung A Pao (born in 1979), Mr. Sung A Duong (born in 2004) and Ms. Giang Thi C (born in 2007), showed signs of poisoning after eating lunch and dinner with white rice, chicken, and 3 mushrooms picked by Mr. Pao from his family's cardamom field.

Three mushrooms are umbrella-shaped and dark brown.

After eating, Giang Thi C had symptoms of stomach ache, nausea, and frequent diarrhea. From 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. on April 11, Mr. Sung A Duong and Mr. Sung A Pao also had the above symptoms.

At 6:00 p.m. the same day, the patients were taken to Tam Duong District Medical Center (Lai Chau) for examination and treatment.

On April 15, patients Giang Thi C and Sung A Duong were transferred to Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi) for treatment.

By 11pm on April 16, patient Giang Thi C had died and was taken home for burial. Patient Sung A Duong is still being treated at Bach Mai Hospital, while Mr. Sung A Pao's health has stabilized./.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/lai-chau-mot-nguoi-tu-vong-mot-nguoi-nguy-kich-do-an-nam-la-post1033399.vnp