The child almost lost his leg because the family arbitrarily covered it with tobacco leaves

The pediatric patient is a male, 13 years old, named NVH, residing in Chi Linh City, Hai Duong. The family said that about 10 days before being admitted to the hospital, the child had Motorcycle Accidentthere are many scratches, a lot of pain in the leg area.

After that, the family took the child to be checked at a hospital in Hai Duong. As a result, there were no deep injuries such as fractures, intramuscular hematomas or muscle tears, but only extensive scratches and bruises on the skin of the left leg. At the hospital, the child is prescribed and instructed to monitor at home.

A 13-year-old child is being actively treated BVCC

Notably, when returning home, the family heard some relatives say that applying tobacco can help bruises quickly dissolve and heal, so they followed. After 5 days of applying medicinal leaves, the patient had a fever, swollen areas, and a foul-smelling discharge.

Seeing that the child’s leg condition was getting worse, the family quickly took the child to the Vietnam – Sweden Hospital Uong Bi for examination.

According to the doctors of the Department of Trauma, Orthopedics and Burns – Vietnam – Sweden Hospital Uong Bi, the patient was admitted to the hospital with a wound in the popliteal area and left leg with extensive soft tissue necrosis, foul smelling discharge, and a bad smell. right leg is swollen. After consultation, the doctors performed surgery to remove the necrotic skin, tendons and muscles. After surgery, the patient is monitored, treated and will be skin graft surgery when conditions permit.

The initial trauma of the pediatric patient is very treatable and may resolve on its own. But due to wrong treatment, the patient is now suffering great damage.

Doctor of Vietnam – Sweden Hospital Uong Bi

However, the doctor assessed that with the current condition of the pediatric patient, the risk of knee stiffness and difficulty in movement due to scars formed from ablation and skin grafting is very large.

“This is a lesson for parents because the initial trauma of a child can be treated very simply and can go away on its own. But due to the wrong treatment, the patient is now suffering great damage,” said a doctor of the Department of Trauma, Orthopedics and Burns.

Through this, doctors of Vietnam – Sweden Hospital Uong Bi advise people not to arbitrarily treat injuries at home without a doctor’s instructions. Especially for cases of treatment with folk methods such as put on medicinal leaves widely advertised on social network.

Self-medication, believing advertisements on social networks is very dangerous. These are unscientific methods that carry a lot of risk that can make the condition worse. When experiencing injuries, go to the hospital to receive the advice of a specialist.