Efforts to save patients in floods

After the storm, medical facilities are urgently working to treat patients affected by floods.

Information from Viet Duc Friendship Hospital said that the facility has received 100 emergency cases, of which 50% are serious cases, mostly cases of traumatic brain injury, accompanied by injuries to the cervical spine, chest, abdomen, and limbs after the storm.

The patient is being treated at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital.

According to information from Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, on September 6 and 7, the hospital's on-call staff received and treated 14 emergency cases hospitalized due to the impact of the super typhoon, including 1 case of a person being crushed by a falling tree causing a traumatic brain injury; 2 cases of limb injuries, traumatic brain injury caused by broken walls and glass falling on people, and nearly 10 cases of car and motorbike accidents while participating in traffic to overcome the storm to return home.

According to Dr. Quach Van Kien, Deputy Head of the Department of Digestive Surgery, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, on Saturday (September 7), most of the emergency cases were from the Hanoi area. By Sunday (September 8), the number of emergency cases increased fivefold, most of which were transferred from provincial hospitals.

The on-duty team made every effort to rescue patients during the storm to protect their lives and health in an emergency situation. Timely rescue helps patients avoid the risk of further injury, maintain continuous treatment, and minimize the risk of death or serious sequelae caused by natural disasters. This is also an important medical responsibility of the hospital, ensuring that no one is left behind in times of danger.

"The most serious case currently in our hospital is a case of traumatic brain injury, requiring a ventilator due to a sliding metal roof. Another case was a saw blade flying into the leg while cutting a tree after a storm...", said Dr. Kien.

Recently, the hospital has arranged 24/7 shifts including a team of doctors, nurses, technicians and medical staff with specific assignments, to receive and provide emergency care to victims caused by rain and storms, without interruption in emergency treatment for patients, ensuring readiness to handle any emergency situation.

The hospital has established a Telemedicine network of 8 hospitals; Son La, Quang Ninh, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Hai Phong... to support lower-level hospitals such as remote consultation to support the patient case after the Phong Chau bridge collapse at Tam Nong Hospital.

Viet Duc Friendship Hospital has established an Executive Board and mobile medical teams to respond to storms, headed by Dr. Duong Duc Hung, Director of the Hospital. 8 mobile medical teams including doctors, nurses, and drivers from the hospital are ready to support neighboring medical facilities and lower-level hospitals in emergency care, emergency patient transportation, etc. to promptly respond to storms and floods.

At E Hospital, Dr. Nguyen Minh Tuan, Deputy Head of the Department of Nephrology, Urology and Dialysis, said that on the day storm No. 3 landed in Hanoi, E Hospital received a total of 36 emergency cases.

Of these, there were 16 surgical emergencies: 10 emergency cases due to patients having accidents related to storm No. 3; 20 medical emergencies.

In order to proactively respond when storm No. 3 makes landfall and prevent flooding of the hospital due to rain after the storm, the Board of Directors of E Hospital directs departments and rooms throughout the hospital to ensure the readiness of human resources, supplies, medicines, chemicals for flood and storm prevention, search and rescue; ensure on-duty work and emergency care 24/7.

Dr. Nguyen Cong Huu, Director of E Hospital, affirmed that the advantage of E Hospital is that it is a complete general hospital with many key specialties such as cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, orthopedic, digestive, hepatobiliary, intensive care... meeting the emergency and treatment needs of the people.

In addition, the E Hospital's outpatient emergency system will coordinate with the 115 Emergency Center to be ready to receive emergency patients transferred from other locations.

The foreign hospital emergency team is always ready to go to support localities when requested. When people encounter any medical problems that require emergency care, please call 115 or the hotline number of the foreign hospital emergency system, Hospital E is 0243.7480648 (24/7) for help and take the victim to the nearest medical facility, ensuring the victim's life.

Immediately after the storm, the Hospital's Board of Directors held an urgent meeting, assigning tasks to key leaders and on-duty staff. The forces actively cleared fallen trees, cleaned the hospital landscape, and departments to prepare for stable medical examination and treatment activities tomorrow.

At Bach Mai Hospital, from the evening of September 7 to the morning of September 8, the A9 Emergency Center received 10 patients injured by collapsed houses, collapsed roofs, and fallen trees on the street due to the impact of storm No. 3. These patients were all promptly treated upon arrival.

Of the five patients admitted to the hospital in the early morning of September 8, two were seriously injured in the head and neck due to a metal roof falling on them and falling from a height.

Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co, Director of Bach Mai Hospital, said that the hospital has organized human resources and staff to be on duty, control, and ready to handle incidents such as fallen trees, flooding, and roof damage caused by storms.

The hospital also arranged additional mobile emergency teams with full medicine and equipment, ready to support lower levels when requested. The professional council consisting of leading experts in many fields is also ready to consult remotely, supporting colleagues in provinces affected by storms to provide the most effective emergency care for patients.

A9 Emergency Center - Bach Mai Hospital ensures 24/7 emergency patient service during storm No. 3. At the same time, focus on treating the injured; promptly overcome the consequences at medical facilities, do not interrupt emergency work, treat people, do not let people and patients not receive medical examination, treatment, and medical care. Organize environmental sanitation, prevent epidemics, ensure clean water, and food safety.

Regarding medical examination and treatment nationwide, on the afternoon of September 8, the Ministry of Health sent an urgent dispatch to the Departments of Health of provinces and cities in the Northern and North Central regions; and units under the Ministry of Health in the Northern and Central regions to proactively overcome the consequences of floods.

The dispatch signed by Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen stated that it was to implement the Prime Minister's direction at the meeting on the morning of September 8, 2024 on assessing the response direction, damage situation and implementing urgent measures to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3.

To proactively respond to and overcome the consequences of storm No. 3 in 2024 and minimize damage caused by heavy rains, floods, landslides, flash floods that may occur, the Ministry of Health requests the Departments of Health of provinces and cities in the Northern and North Central regions and units under the Ministry of Health to strictly implement the directives of the Prime Minister; the National Steering Committee for Civil Defense; the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control; the National Committee for Incident Response, Natural Disasters and Search and Rescue and the Ministry of Health on the prevention, control and overcoming of the consequences caused by storm No. 3.

The Ministry of Health requested the above units to closely monitor the developments of natural disasters and floods in the area, especially the risk of localized flooding, landslides, flash floods in mountainous areas due to the impact of heavy rain after the storm to proactively grasp the situation and deploy timely and effective response work according to the "four on-site" motto.

Report on damage, needs, local guarantee capacity and propose support when exceeding local guarantee capacity to the Ministry of Health (through the Department of Planning and Finance) for synthesis and reporting to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

The Ministry of Health requests Heads of agencies and units under and directly under the Ministry of Health, Directors of Health Departments of provinces and cities in the Northern and North Central regions, and relevant units to urgently organize and coordinate the implementation of the task.

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