May 10, 2022 | 19:39 (GMT+7)
Island doctors save seriously-ill fisherman
PANO – The Truong Sa townlet Infirmary in Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province on May 9 saved a patient suffering from acute appendicitis.
Previously, while fishing at sea onboard BTh 97775 TS trawler, fisherman Chuong Van Minh, 33 years old, a native of Binh Thuan province, had a severe stomachache. Immediately, his peers took him to the infirmary to ask for help.
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The patient is given health checkup by doctors of Truong Sa townlet Infirmary. |
The medical team gave him a scan and concluded that he had acute appendicitis and needed urgent surgery.
It took the team two hours to perform the operation. After the appendectomy, the patient is now recovering.
Translated by Chung Anh