Doctor Ho Khac Thuy, deputy director of Quynh Luu General Hospital, successfully resuscitated a boy over 10 years old who had stopped breathing after being electrocuted at Quynh Beach, Quynh Phu commune, Nghe An province, on the afternoon of 3/5. Doctor Thuy and his family were vacationing when they noticed a crowd gathered around the unconscious boy, suspected to be a victim of electrical leakage from a lamp post erected by local businesses on the beach.
Upon reaching the scene, doctor Thuy found the boy in a critical state, with no pulse and no breathing. He immediately initiated continuous external chest compressions. After approximately 3 minutes, the boy showed signs of recovery: his heart began beating again, and he responded to calls. Doctor Thuy then advised the family to take their son back to their hotel to rest. The boy's health has since stabilized.
"This is a normal professional reflex," doctor Thuy stated. "In that situation, any medical staff would prioritize saving lives."
In medical terms, cardiorespiratory arrest causes an abrupt cessation of the heart's pumping action, leading to organ failure. The brain, deprived of oxygen for just a few minutes, can suffer permanent damage or immediate death. Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the initial step in emergency cardiac arrest management and must be performed immediately. This technique aims to maintain circulation and oxygen supply to the brain and other organs until out-of-hospital emergency teams arrive to provide advanced life support or other interventions.
The sharp out-of-hospital resuscitation skills of medical professionals have recently saved many patients from critical situations. On 18/3, also in Nghe An, doctors Tran Van Bien and Nguyen Cao Viet performed chest compressions to save a 64-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the court while playing volleyball. Two days prior, doctor Nguyen Huy Tien revived a 22-year-old man who stopped breathing after a traffic accident on Nguyen Chi Thanh street in Ha Noi, thanks to two minutes of chest compressions.
Duc Hung
