Bangkok, Mission accomplished! Bringing a 7-month-old child from Nong Khai to Bangkok Urgent heart surgery at Chulalongkorn Hospital Director of Nong Khai Hospital Thank you to all road users who allowed the Referee to travel quickly. Keep children safe
Mission to help a 10 month old boy, social media world helps post Please help share since morning. including Facebook pages of government agencies and various rescue associations Public relations announcement asking motorists to use the road to support traffic on the Nong Khai-Bangkok route. In order for the emergency ambulance to take the young child to urgent heart surgery at Chulalongkorn Hospital in time, it was reported that the reason for traveling by car was because it was an urgent case. Can’t get on a helicopter Because air pressure affects children’s heart wall leaks.
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He is a 10-month-old boy, weighing 4 kilograms, uses a Mercedes Benz refurbished car. Registration number 2KH-1873 Bangkok Dep
arting from Nong Khai Hospital at 7:15 a.m., running into the areas of Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and up the Don Mueang Tollway. Expressway Stage 1 down Rama 4 and arrived at Chulalongkorn Hospital at 1:20 p.m., total time 6 hours 5 minutes, the mission was completely completed.
This mission involves full cooperation. Along the way, there was a medical emergency motorcycle or “fast horse” from the Udon Sawang Methadhammasathan Foundation, Udon Thani Province, driving at a speed of 160 km/hour to clear the way for highway patrol vehicles and a convoy of rescue vehicles to carry out the mission to take the little boy for surgery. heart in time And there was a highway police car leading the procession in a race against the time it took to reach Chulalongkorn Hospital. to undergo surgery before 2:00 p.m.
Director of Nong Khai Hospital Revealing the reason for sending the Laotian child for urgent surgery.
Dr. Somsak Pratiphanawat, Director of Nong
Khai Hospital, revealed that it was a collaborative project between the Thai Ambassador in Vientiane, the Thai Red Cross Society, and Chulalongkorn Hospital. Chulalongkorn Medical Faculty Foundation for Supporting Children’s Heart Surgery Children’s Dream Foundation Ministry of Public Health, Lao PDR, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane Capital
By screening patients with congenital heart disease in Lao PDR to receive surgical treatment in Thailand. First case at Nong Khai Hospital Leading the way to transport patients Had surgery on 22 Nov. ’23 and are now in normal condition. You can return to your life in Lao PDR. The case traveling today is the second case. Once the surgery is complete, Chulalongkorn doctors have assessed that it is safe and will continue to recuperate at Nong Khai Hospital. Until the patient is normal, they will be sent back to the Lao PDR.
Case 2: A 10-month-old boy with congenital heart disease. Congenital cyanosis When he cries, he turns green. Have blood vessel abnormalities Have blood vess
el abnormalities Whenever you cry, it will turn green. If they do not receive surgery, most will die. Needed corrective surgery since childhood There is no cost to the patient’s family (and there is a third case, a 1-year-old female, with the same characteristics as the second case, a congenital heart defect. Chulalongkorn Hospital The patient will be evaluated again for what type of surgery to have. To keep children as safe as possible and will make an appointment to be referred for treatment)
Nong Khai Hospital It is a place to receive and forward. But because there is no pediatric heart doctor Therefore, screening was carried out together with the Chula team in Vientiane. Then make a list of patients who are considering treatment and wait in line for surgery. Estimate when you will be able to travel by car for surgery. In order to travel as safely and quickly as possible There are now a total of 37 names in the queue, 3 of which are children in this group who were born green. Traveling for a long time wil
l have problems and obstacles. This group wants to get there as quickly as possible. which cannot travel by plane Because sometimes if you get on a plane and there is air pressure If the child cries, it will be very green. If it’s green on the plane, it won’t be safe for children.
Along with thanking the highway police, traffic police, and all road users who helped make the transfer car travel quickly. Children are safe. Everyone is involved in saving children’s lives. It is expected that all 37 children whose symptoms have been checked will be lined up for surgery within 2024. Once the surgery is complete, the children will be followed up by the Lao Mahosot Hospital. If there are any abnormal symptoms, there will be a discussion with Nong Khai Hospital. Considered on a case-by-case basis.
Source: Thai News Agency