On the afternoon of 5/12, Associate Professor Doctor Nguyen Hoang Hai, Director of Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital, announced that the hospital received two victims from Sai Gon General Hospital that morning. In the Emergency Department, doctors from multiple specialties conducted examinations, consultations, X-rays, and MSCT scans to assess the extent of their injuries.

The patient upon admission to Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital. *Photo: Minh Toan*

Results showed that the 18-year-old female patient suffered mild lung damage from smoke inhalation, no bone fractures, and soft tissue injuries to the forehead and face. Suspecting mucosal burns in the respiratory tract, she underwent a bronchoscopy and was transferred to the Intensive Care and Anti-Poisoning Department for monitoring.

The 21-year-old patient sustained more severe lung damage from soot, a fracture of ribs 4 and 5 on the right side, and a small amount of right pneumothorax. She is also receiving treatment in the Intensive Care and Anti-Poisoning Department, where she is being monitored for pneumothorax and treated with bronchodilator nebulizers.

Earlier that morning, Tran Van Bay, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, visited the Emergency Department to offer condolences and encouragement to the families of the two victims. Cau Ong Lanh ward People's Committee and the hospital's Social Work Department also provided emotional support to the patients and their families.

Doctors and nurses treating patients at Sai Gon General Hospital early this morning. *Photo: Hospital provided*

The two young women survived by jumping to the back of the house when the fire broke out at the restaurant at 225 Tran Hung Dao street, Cau Ong Lanh ward, early this morning. Teams from Emergency Center 115 arrived within minutes, transporting a total of 6 victims to Sai Gon General Hospital. The hospital activated its disaster emergency protocol, then transferred the two conscious victims to Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital for specialized treatment.

The remaining four cases—two women, 35 and 40 years old, a 2-year-old boy, and a 7-year-old girl—suffered cardiac arrest before reaching the hospital. They did not survive despite receiving ECMO and intensive resuscitation efforts.

Le Phuong