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Teenager suffers severed trachea after power line falls onto neck

A 17-year-old boy riding an electric motorbike suffered a severed trachea when a power line fell onto his neck.

The Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi admitted the patient on 15/9. He was experiencing difficulty breathing and had severe swelling in his neck area due to subcutaneous emphysema. Doctors determined he had a severed trachea, along with extensive emphysema in his neck and mediastinum.

The patient's trachea was reconnected. Photo: Hospital provided

Doctor Tran Linh Giang, Head of the Otolaryngology Department, described the case as complex. General anesthesia was impossible because the patient couldn't lie supine; tilting his head back worsened his breathing. He received local anesthesia for the surgery to reconnect his trachea and close the wound in his neck.

The patient is now in stable condition and is undergoing recovery treatment.

Dac Thanh

By VnExpress: https://vnexpress.net/day-dien-sa-xuong-duong-vuong-co-thieu-nien-lam-dut-khi-quan-4942265.html

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