A wooden stick flew into a man's stomach, perforating his intestines.

While working, a man named HTT (42 years old, a worker at a wood factory in Long An ) was unfortunately hit in the stomach by a 60cm long wooden stick, causing a perforated intestine.

His family took him to a local private clinic for examination. There, the doctor performed an ultrasound and found fluid in his abdomen, and injected him with painkillers, but his pain did not improve, and instead showed signs of worsening. Feeling that the situation was not good, his family took him to Xuyen A General Hospital (HCMC) for further treatment.

After being admitted and clinically examined, the patient was ordered to have an abdominal CT scan with contrast medium, which revealed a crushed intestine, with the possibility of a potential leak of air, and suspected perforation of a hollow organ. In this situation, to promptly and thoroughly resolve the disease, the doctors consulted and agreed to transfer the patient to the emergency operating room.

On December 3, Master - Doctor Thai Van Dung (General Surgery Department, Xuyen A General Hospital) said that during the laparoscopic surgery, doctors explored the entire abdomen and found digestive fluid escaping. At the same time, examining the liver, spleen, surrounding organs such as the small intestine, large intestine, stomach... found a ruptured intestine with a hole about 2cm, located 20cm from the ileum. The team proceeded to suture the hole and clean the abdomen, noting that the surrounding organs were not damaged.

Two days after surgery, Mr. T. no longer had abdominal pain, could eat and drink, returned to normal activities and was discharged from the hospital after 7 days of treatment.

Doctor checks patient's surgical wound

Dr. Dung shared that no one wants to have a work accident. Therefore, compliance with occupational safety and occupational protection at the workplace is extremely necessary to avoid risks when an accident occurs. If unfortunately having a work accident, doctors recommend that people should quickly give first aid to the patient.

If the wound is bleeding, stop the bleeding with a clean cloth. Then, quickly take the patient to a medical facility for examination and timely treatment. If the wound is severe and the patient cannot be moved, call an ambulance immediately for assistance from medical personnel as soon as possible. In particular, people need to equip themselves with the necessary first aid knowledge and skills to provide timely assistance, helping to save lives or mitigate the consequences of accidents for victims.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thanh-go-vang-trung-bung-nguoi-dan-ong-gay-thung-ruot-18524120309281809.htm