Three patients, including one child and two adults, who suffered severe poisoning from eating jicama seeds, have regained consciousness and been weaned off ventilators after four days of intensive treatment at Bach Mai Hospital.
A 14-month-old, identified as baby Khang, ingested his grandmother's blood sugar lowering medication, which was left on a table. Mistaking it for candy, Khang swallowed the pill past the critical window for gastric lavage, leading doctors to closely monitor his blood sugar levels.
Many people routinely wrap leftovers tightly in aluminum foil before refrigerating, but experts warn this method is not airtight and can easily lead to bacterial contamination of food.
A 38-year-old man, believing rumors that carp bile could boost virility, consumed it mixed with alcohol, leading to acute kidney failure and severe liver damage, requiring emergency hospitalization at Bach Mai Hospital.
Forced into an "exchange marriage" by her parents to help her brother find a wife, Phan endured a dark union with an abusive, gambling husband, ultimately leading her to poison him and flee for 27 years before her capture.
