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After eating two strange crab claws, the Can Tho patients were numb with numb tongues, hands and feet and went into a coma.
On the morning of 11/5, the deputy director of Can Tho Central General Hospital, Pham Thanh Phong, said that hospital doctors had just saved a critically ill patient from eating strange crabs.
Dr. Phong said that at 9:30 on 8/5, the hospital received a call from the Con Dao Military People’s Medical Center about preparing to transfer the patient to hospital Le Van Mua (34 years, who lives in Vinh commune Trinh, Vinh district). Thanh, Can Tho City) eat due to a strange crab poisoning. The purchased patients were flown to Can Tho.
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| The type of demon-faced crab has the toxin that a patient eats |
Ambulance picks up the patient from the airport, goes directly to the hospital. At this time, he bought respiratory depression, deep coma, limb paralysis …
The doctor identified the patient with food poisoning at 16 hours, the prognosis was severe.
Family members said that he was working on Con Dao. After eating 2 strange crabs for 10 minutes, he felt numbness on his tongue, numbness in his hands, and then spread to his legs.
After that, the patient was in a coma and treated intubated to support breathing, gastric lavage …
After entering the Central General Hospital in Can Tho, the patient was ventilated and transferred to the Intensive Care Department – Antitoxic treatment.
After 2 hours of emergency and treatment according to the antitoxic regime of the hospital, the patient begins to have a reflex response, alert …
On the morning of February 10, the patient discontinued mechanical ventilation and survived stably. Currently the patient has good progress, good contact, normal limb movement.
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| Buy patient has woken up |
According to the images taken by the family, the strange crab that the patient eats has the scientific name of Zosimus aeneus (also known as the devil’s face). This species often lives on coral reefs from South Africa to Hawaii.
In Vietnam, the devil’s face is often found in the sea from Da Nang to Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Its most recognizable feature is its bright color, characterized by brown spots on a light background on the skin.
According to BS. CK2 Duong Thien Phuoc, Head of the Positive Resuscitation Department, shells and crab meat contain neurotoxins, including tetrodoxin and saxitoxin.
“Both are rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract in 5 to 15 minutes, peak concentrations are reached after 20 minutes and most are excreted in the urine. Only 0.5 grams of crab meat is required, one adult may also die “said Dr. Phuoc.
According to Dr. Phuoc, the most common symptom of devil face poisoning are signs of the nervous system, such as numbness in the extremities, numbness in the tongue, and nausea.
Poisoned people will quickly develop severe systemic symptoms, respiratory paralysis, respiratory failure, and death.
“There is currently no specific antidote for saxitonin toxin on devil’s face. The best way to prevent poisoning is not to eat foreign species.”
In case of suspicion of ingesting the devil’s face, it is necessary to call the emergency services immediately and try to vomit all the food. Upon arrival at the hospital, the patient will be given activated charcoal to absorb all the toxins left in the intestinal tract and can be considered for gastric lavage.
Doctors will also carry out supportive treatment if the poisoned person has symptoms of the nervous system and respiratory failure, “said Dr. Phuoc.
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