Increased number of young people having strokes during Tet

Every day of Tet At Ty, doctors at Bach Mai Hospital examined and treated more than 400 patients, including a 36-year-old who had a stroke.

Medical news on February 4: Increased number of young people having strokes during Tet

Every day of Tet At Ty, doctors at Bach Mai Hospital examined and treated more than 400 patients, including a 36-year-old who had a stroke.

Increased number of young people having strokes during Tet

During the 9 days of the Lunar New Year, Bach Mai Hospital doctors received and treated more than 3,700 cases, of which nearly 2,400 were emergency cases. There were many emergency cases with multiple injuries, strokes, cardiovascular complications..., even a 36-year-old had a stroke.

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At the Stroke Center, according to Master Nguyen Minh Anh, during the 9 days of the Lunar New Year, the Center receives an average of 50-60 emergency and hospitalized patients each day, including many young people.

Patients come to the emergency room and are hospitalized with various clinical symptoms such as complications of hypertension, speech disorders, consciousness, hemiplegia... patients needing ventilator support are increasing. On average, there are times when the number of patients increases by about 30-40% compared to normal days.

Dr. Minh Anh said that during the night shift on the 5th day of Tet, the doctors and nurses received a 36-year-old male patient from Hai Duong who was transferred to the Emergency Center by his family in a lethargic state and had difficulty speaking.

Through examination, doctors determined that the patient had a cerebral infarction, a blockage of the artery in the brain. Fortunately, the patient arrived at the hospital 4-5 hours after the above condition occurred, so endovascular intervention and mechanical thrombectomy were performed in time.

Another case is a 46-year-old male patient in Cau Giay - Hanoi who was hospitalized on the 29th of Tet. He had a history of high blood pressure but did not comply with treatment and often skipped blood pressure medication.

Before being admitted to the Stroke Center, on the morning of the 29th of Tet, the patient had breakfast with friends and drank alcohol. At noon of the same day, the patient suddenly had difficulty speaking and weakness on the left side of his body.

The X-ray results showed that the patient had a brain hemorrhage with severe left-sided weakness. There was a high risk of edema, brain hemorrhage, paralysis, and deep coma. However, after 5-6 days of intensive treatment, the patient's consciousness was clear, his muscle strength was better but he was still weak.

More than 700 people had to go to the hospital due to digestive disorders during Tet holiday

According to the Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health) Ha Anh Duc, in a preliminary summary of the 9-day Lunar New Year holiday of At Ty 2025, all medical examination and treatment facilities strictly follow the direction of the Government and the Ministry of Health on strengthening medical examination and treatment during Tet.

All medical facilities ensure regular emergency medical care, seriously report on duty daily; reserve enough blood, biological products, and infusion fluids for emergency care, examination, and treatment during the Tet holiday.

According to the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, the situation of medical examination, emergency; hospitalization, and death from suspected traffic accidents has decreased significantly; medical examination and emergency for suspected firecracker accidents has decreased compared to the same period of the 2024 Lunar New Year; there have been no recorded hospitalizations due to accidents or mass food poisoning.

In the past 24 hours (from 7:00 a.m. on February 2 to 7:00 a.m. on February 3, the 6th day of the Lunar New Year 2025), all medical examination and treatment facilities have organized 4 full levels of staff, providing examination and emergency care to 70,860 patients.

During the 9-day Tet holiday from January 25 to February 2, medical facilities provided medical examinations and emergency care to 550,795 patients, bringing the total number of hospitalized patients to 195,139.

Also during the 9-day Tet holiday, medical facilities performed 18,949 surgeries, of which 3,303 were emergency surgeries due to accidents; 16,531 babies were born by cesarean section.

During the 9-day Tet holiday, the total number of deaths, including deaths on the way to medical facilities and death prognosis, was 2,207 patients; the total number of inpatients transferred to other hospitals was 17,360; the total number of patients discharged from the hospital was 200,149; and the total number of ambulance transfers was 9,686.

As of the morning of February 3, the total number of patients being treated at medical facilities was 131,962.

Also in 24 hours, the total number of visits and emergency treatment for suspected traffic-related accidents was 3,785 people, bringing the number of visits and emergency treatment for suspected traffic-related accidents during the 9-day Tet holiday to 24,076 people.

Of which, the number of patients suspected of being involved in traffic accidents who had to be hospitalized for inpatient treatment or monitoring was 9,833. There were 2,537 people transferred to other hospitals for treatment; the number of deaths suspected of being caused by traffic accidents was 152, of which 67 died before arriving at a medical facility, 30 died at a medical facility, and 55 people were expected to die.

As of the morning of February 3, the total number of suspected traffic accident patients being treated at medical facilities was 5,133.

Compared to the same period of the 2024 Lunar New Year, the total number of examinations and emergency care for suspected traffic accidents decreased by 2,966 people (10.9%); the total number of people suspected of traffic accidents who had to be hospitalized for treatment and monitoring decreased by 1,120 people (10.2%);

The total number of suspected traffic accident deaths, including deaths before arriving at a medical facility, deaths at a medical facility, and deaths on repatriation, decreased by 68 people (32.2%). The data does not include deaths in a 7-seat car that crashed into a ditch in Nam Dinh.

During the 9-day Tet holiday of At Ty 2025, there were 489 cases of examination and emergency treatment due to firecrackers and fireworks; 48 cases of examination and emergency treatment due to accidents caused by homemade weapons and explosives, with 1 death due to homemade weapons and explosives.

Compared to the same period last year, the total number of visits and emergency treatment for suspected accidents caused by firecrackers and fireworks decreased by 137 people (22.2%); the total number of visits and emergency treatment for suspected accidents caused by homemade weapons and explosives decreased by 49 people (51.6%).

During the 9-day Tet holiday, 710 people were examined and treated in emergency rooms due to digestive disorders, poisoning from homemade food, and alcohol intoxication, of which 438 people had to be hospitalized for monitoring and treatment, with no deaths recorded.

Suspend circulation, recall and destroy cosmetics that do not meet quality standards

Hanoi Department of Health announced the suspension of circulation, recall and destruction of cosmetics that do not meet quality standards, including Bzu Bzu Head-to-Toe Baby Wash and Revuele No Problem Facial Wash Gel Tea Tree Oil.

Specifically, recalling the product Bzu Bzu Head-to-Toe Baby Wash - 200ml bottle. On the label are: Batch number: 24062631; Manufacturing date: 06/26/24; Expiry date: 06/25/27; Receipt number of Declaration: 210657/23/CBMP-QLD; Manufacturer: OTC Cosmetic Industries Sdn. Bhd (Address: No.3, Jalan Industri Bukit Badong 3, Taman Industri Bukit Badong, Ijok 45620 Selangor Malaysia); Organization responsible for bringing the product to the market: Elite Beauty Asia (Vietnam) Company Limited (Address: 3rd Floor, Business Center, 258 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City).

The reason for the recall is that the tested sample did not meet quality standards due to containing 2-phenoxyethanol which is not included in the product formula ingredients that have been granted a Cosmetic Product Declaration Receipt Number.

Recall of Revuele No Problem Facial Wash Gel TeaTree Oil - Tube 200ml. On the label are: Batch number: 53682147; Manufacturing date: 08.2023; Expiry date: 08.2026; Receipt number of the Cosmetic Product Declaration: 93083/19/CBMP-QLD; Manufacturer: Revuele Ltd (Address: Trayanova vrata 5, office 1, 1408 Sofia, Bulgaria); Organization responsible for bringing the product to the market: Me Di Ca Company Limited (Address: 254 Bis Tran Hung Dao, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City). The reason for the recall is that the cosmetic was circulated without being granted a receipt number for the Cosmetic Product Declaration.

The Hanoi Department of Health requests that cosmetic businesses and users in the area urgently review, immediately stop selling and using the above product batch and return the product to the supplier.

The Department of Health notifies cosmetic businesses and users in the area to recall the entire batch of the above products; inspects and supervises the recall implementation of the establishments (if any).

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