Bringing stroke patient from Truong Sa to mainland for treatment

The patient was taken to the emergency room at Thuyen Chai Island. The patient was given resuscitation measures, blood pressure control, fluid replacement, pain relief, anticonvulsants, and oxygen therapy. After consulting with Military Hospital 175 , the doctors determined that this was a case of cerebral hemorrhage and ordered transport to the mainland for treatment.

On the same day, patient NTD (50 years old), a worker at Thuyen Chai Island, Truong Sa archipelago, suffered a multiple trauma accident and chest and abdominal trauma while working. The patient was taken to Thuyen Chai Island Infirmary for emergency treatment. Determining this to be a serious trauma and multiple trauma, doctors at Thuyen Chai Island performed first aid and, in coordination with Navy Region 4, transferred the patient to Truong Sa Island Infirmary for treatment.

The patient was admitted to Truong Sa Island Infirmary in a state of contact, severe abdominal pain, pale skin and mucous membranes, and abdominal bleeding due to a grade 3-4 liver rupture. Doctors performed diagnostic tests, treated the bleeding, and promptly rehydrated. In particular, to ensure the amount of blood to treat the patient, officers and soldiers on the island were mobilized to donate blood to ensure blood replacement for the patient right at the infirmary. Through Telemedicine consultation with specialists of Military Hospital 175, the patient was ordered to be transported to the mainland for further treatment.

The emergency team closely monitored the health of the two patients on the helicopter.

Following orders from the Ministry of National Defense , on the afternoon of June 10, EC225 helicopter with registration number VN-8619 of the 18th Army Corps, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Tien and the air ambulance team, Military Hospital 175 led by Captain Nguyen Canh Chung, took off from Tan Son Nhat Airport. At 8:30 p.m. on June 10, the air ambulance team reached two patients on Truong Sa Island and provided emergency treatment to stabilize the patients. At 0:50 a.m. on June 11, the helicopter landed at the building of the Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics, Military Hospital 175, and brought the two patients to the emergency room.

On June 11, Captain Nguyen Canh Chung, Head of the Air Rescue Team, Military Hospital 175, said that this was one of the special emergency cases. In addition to the members of the Air Rescue Team, the hospital has increased the team of doctors from the Abdominal Surgery and Anesthesia and Resuscitation Department to be ready for emergency hemostatic surgery at the Truong Sa Island Infirmary.

Helicopter rescue for stroke patient while fishing in Truong Sa

"During the transport process, we always closely monitored the developments of the two patients. For patients with multiple injuries, the transport process was monitored very closely, doctors always prepared for the situation where the patient progressed to massive bleeding, possibly leading to hemorrhagic shock. During the transport, the patient was transfused with blood, given fluids, kept warm and closely monitored to ensure safe air transport," said Captain Nguyen Canh Chung.

At the Emergency Department, the two patients continued to be screened for injuries, then consulted with the hospital to determine the next course of treatment.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dua-benh-nhan-bi-dot-quy-tu-truong-sa-ve-dat-lien-chua-tri-185240611095831926.htm