On the morning of January 31, Quang Nam Central General Hospital said that the unit received 4 patients who were fishermen in the coastal area of Tam Hai commune (Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province) because of eating 3 fish. roof caught. As a result, 3 cases were hospitalized in critical condition, 1 was stable.
Previously, at regarding 5:00 p.m. on January 28, 4 victims included: LVV (50 years old), NVC (55 years old), BVB (35 years old), D.DN (41 years old, both residing in Tam Hai commune, District 1). Nui Thanh, Quang Nam province was admitted to Quang Nam Central General Hospital, of which 3 patients V., C. and B. had headaches, vomiting, slow contact, numb tongue and patient N. .just a slight headache.
Mr. D.DN said that at noon on January 28, following catching 3 puffer fish, thinking that puffer fish were not poisonous, he cooked them and ate them. About 30 minutes following eating, Mr. N.’s 3 friends had headaches and vomiting.
The fishermen are being monitored at Quang Nam Central General Hospital. Photo: TH
Although there were symptoms of pufferfish poisoning, it was not until 5:00 p.m. that same day that the victims were taken to Quang Nam Central General Hospital for emergency treatment by their relatives.
On the followingnoon of January 29, Mr. D.DN was discharged from the Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and the remaining 3 people were treated at the Intensive Care – Anti-Poison Department with their health gradually stabilizing and overcoming the critical condition.
BSCKII. Trinh Thi Mai Linh – Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Medicine recommends: “Pufferfish is a dangerous fish, people should not use pufferfish as food to prepare dishes. Because this fish contains tetrodotoxin, When eating puffer fish, the patient will have symptoms of numbness of the tip of the tongue, fatigue, panic, weakness of the limbs, low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, weakness of the limbs and possibly respiratory failure leading to death.
