June 14, 2018 | 21:28 (GMT+7)
Truong Sa troops conduct medical emergency flight
PANO – At 10:00am on June 13, a medical emergency team from Truong Sa archipelago landed at Tan Son Nhat Airport, transporting patient Huynh Hoc to Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh city for medical treatment.
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The patient transferred to Military Hospital 175 |
Earlier, on June 10, the patient , born in 1963 in Binh Dinh province, experienced nausea and heavy headache and was hospitalized at the Medical Center of Truong Sa Island district. The symptoms plus the diagnosis via the Telemedicine system with the help from Military Hospital 175 showed that the patient contracted cerebral hemorrhage and was in a critical condition which needs emergency treatment with modern medical equipment.
At 2:30am on June 13, a flight crew of the Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company and a medical team of Military Hospital 175 conducted the medical emergency flight from Tan Son Nhat Airport. Despite bad weather conditions at night, the team successfully took the patient ashore in a stable condition.
The patient was then quickly hospitalized, diagnosed and provided with treatment.
Translated by Song Anh