According to statistics of the Ministry of Health, in the 6 days of the Lunar New Year 2023, hospitals across the country performed examination and emergency care for over 312,000 patients, of which over 144,000 were hospitalized and treated inpatients; doctors and nurses performed nearly 16,500 surgeries of all kinds (including 3,627 surgeries due to accidents and emergencies); 2,337 patients died.
Also in the 6 days of Tet holiday, 18,020 babies were born.
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Compared to the same period of the Tiger New Year 2022, the number of hospitalizations related to traffic accidents 15% increase; the number of deaths from traffic accidents decreased by 3.6%. The number of medical examination and emergency cases due to firecracker accidents increased by 52.7%.
The number of medical examination and emergency cases for accidents caused by weapons and other explosives increased by nearly 26%. The number of emergency cases of fighting accidents increased by 0.7%; The number of traffic accidents requiring hospitalization increased by 1.9%.
The number of medical examination and emergency cases for accidents caused by daily life and labor decreased by 16%, hospitalization for treatment increased by 25%.
Specifically, at medical facilities, 9,716 cases of traffic accidents requiring hospitalization were recorded, accounting for 36.8% of the total number of traffic accident-related medical examinations and emergencies, an increase of 1,312 cases over the same period. Tiger New Year 2022. There were 217 deaths due to traffic accidents, including deaths on the way to the hospital and death prognosis, down 8 cases compared to the same period of the Tiger New Year 2022.
About accidents caused by firecrackers, weapons and explosives: Medical facilities have recorded 403 cases of medical examination and emergency due to firecrackers, 139 more cases than the same period last year. Tiger New Year 2022 (264 cases); no deaths. There were 34 emergency cases of accidents caused by weapons and homemade explosives, recorded 02 deaths.
Accidents caused by lifelabor: Recorded 11,964 cases of medical examination and emergency due to daily-life and labor accidents, accounting for 4.6% of the total number of hospital emergency check-ups and emergencies, of which 19 deaths (reduced 12 deaths) death compared to the Tiger New Year 2022).
About cases of food poisoning and digestive disorders: 686 medical examination and emergency cases due to food poisoning and digestive disorders were recorded, accounting for 0.2% of the total number of emergency examinations and emergencies; There were 02 deaths due to pesticide poisoning (suicide).
Thuy Giang (Vietnam+)
