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Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University Restarts Life for Kite "Cut Throat" Patients

An emergency operation of 30 cm wound "race against time"

Li Liping
May 16, 2024 08:43 | Source: People's Daily Online Guizhou Channel
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"To wake up again and see the people who love me and the people I love, I want to say that it's good to be alive and thank my savior." On May 14, Mr. Fu lay in his hospital bed and wrote down his feeling of regaining "rebirth".

 1. Dr. Gong Zhengpeng and Dr. Chen Huarong explained Mr. Fu's condition. Photographed by Li Liping on People's Daily Online

Dr. Gong Zhengpeng and Dr. Chen Huarong explained Mr. Fu's condition. Photographed by Li Liping on People's Daily Online

Time goes back to last week. At about 4:00 p.m. on May 9, Mr. Fu, who lives in Guiyang, returned home by motorcycle along Huaxi Avenue after work as usual. However, when passing the Shili River Beach Park, he "bumped into" an "invisible kite line" head-on, and his neck was cut open.

At about 5 o'clock, Mr. Fu was sent to the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University by his colleagues. Unable to speak, shortness of breath, blood stained gauze, the situation is very urgent.

At 5:5, after receiving the emergency consultation call, Chen Huarong, the chief resident of ENT head and neck surgery, trotted all the way to the emergency room.

"The incision was about 30 cm long and 2 to 3 cm deep. The skin, muscles and cartilage in front of the neck were completely broken, and the hypopharynx and laryngeal cavity were completely exposed." Dr. Chen Huarong recalled that Mr. Fu was in an extremely dangerous state at that time.

 The doctor inquired about Mr. Fu. Courtesy of Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

The doctor inquired about Mr. Fu. Courtesy of Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

"The patient's condition is critical and requires emergency surgery, and rescue preparations should be made during the transfer process!" After a brief communication with the patient's family, Dr. Chen Huarong urgently contacted the operating room and arranged a green channel to prepare for the operation.

Breathing hard! Just as he was preparing to transfer the patient to the operating room, Mr. Fu made a painstaking hand gesture to show that he had difficulty breathing.

Considering that the airway may be blocked by swelling of the laryngeal cavity or bloody secretions, Dr. Chen Huarong immediately communicated with Ma Zijian, the emergency department doctor, to intubate the patient and maintain the airway unobstructed. At the same time, Mr. Fu was sent to the operating room smoothly after completing the necessary preoperative examination and blood preparation.

"The biggest danger after neck cuts is respiratory congestion, followed by blood loss." Gong Zhengpeng, chief physician and chief surgeon of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery, said that the problem of patients' respiratory passages should be solved at the first time, laying a good foundation for subsequent surgical treatment.

 3. Mr. Fu's kite line hanging on the tree on his way home. Courtesy of Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

The kite line hanging on the tree on Mr. Fu's way home. Courtesy of Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

Anesthesia, debridement, suture... With skilled technology, Liang Ya, chief physician of otolaryngology head and neck surgery, closely cooperated with Dr. Chen Huarong to quickly open the wound and determine the damaged blood vessels, timely suture the bleeding blood vessels, and then carefully suture the neck wound layer by layer.

"The operation was safe, and the patient turned the corner." After 2 hours and 14 minutes of rescue, Mr. Fu returned to the general ward. Dr. Liang Ya and Dr. Chen Huarong sighed with relief.

"Today, we had a stroboscopic laryngoscopy, and the laryngeal mucosa was slightly swollen, and granulation was seen locally. We still need to wait for the wound to heal." In the ward, Dr. Gong Zhengpeng patiently explained the recovery to Mr. Fu. "If you recover well, you should be able to leave hospital in three to five days," he added. Mr. Fu blinked beside him, as if he had confidence.

"At that time, I blocked the kite line with my hand wearing riding gloves, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. "Life really only comes once, and we must improve our safety awareness every day, so that we can react quickly and protect ourselves when disasters suddenly come." He felt deeply.

 4. Mr. Fu wrote down his feelings. Photographed by Li Liping on People's Daily Online

Mr. Fu wrote down his feelings. Photographed by Li Liping on People's Daily Online

In view of the frequent kite line "throat cutting" incident recently, Dr. Gong Zhengpeng reminded everyone: "In case of similar situations, we must send the patient to the hospital at the first time. On the premise of mastering basic rescue knowledge, others should help patients keep their breathing passages unblocked and try to reduce bleeding."

In the evening, the clouds spread and the sun shone into the window sill. Mr. Fu looked out of the window and wrote on the paper: "When I was breathing hard in the ambulance, I wanted to give up. Thank the doctors for their efforts to treat me, so that I could feel the beauty of life again."

(Editor in charge: Li Yongxin, Chen Kangqing)

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