17-month-old baby crushed finger while playing with family embroidery machine

Dr. Le Tuan Anh, Deputy Head of the Orthopedic Department, National Children's Hospital, said that he had just performed surgery to save two fingers of a girl who accidentally put her hand into a running embroidery machine. The girl was admitted to the hospital with bruises on the second and third fingers of her right hand, along with foreign objects such as grease.

“The doctors tried to save the child’s finger,” said Dr. Tuan Anh, adding that the surgery lasted 2.5 hours, and the team combined the bones and sutured the tendons of the child’s finger. After the surgery, the patient’s condition was stable, the wound was dry, and fingers 2 and 3 were pink.

Surgeons reattach the baby's finger. (Photo: BVCC)

According to doctors, young children are often hyperactive, curious, and lack knowledge and prevention skills, so they are susceptible to household accidents.

Recently, the National Children's Hospital has continuously received cases of hospitalization due to household accidents such as getting hands stuck in doors, embroidery machines, household water purifiers, and boiling water burns, all of which have complex injuries that are difficult to recover from.

Doctors recommend that parents be careful, take safety measures, and pay attention to situations that could pose risks to children.

If a child unfortunately has an accident, the family should provide first aid and quickly take the child to the nearest specialized medical facility for emergency care and timely treatment.

Nguyen Ngoan

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