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Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:47 am
by CEOCambodiaNews
On 1 November 2017, an old lady took her grandson to the Seng Ranong Provincial Hospital with a potentially fatal snakebite on his arm. The grandmother is looking after the child while the parents are away working, and she is very poor. However, the doctors and the medical team at the hospital worked hard to save the child's life and they succeeded. The medical costs were paid by a local charity, with much tearful thanks from the old lady.
Photo of the bite in question. Warning: May shock some people.
Re: Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:34 am
by Cruisemonkey
Wow! I was eating when I opened the 'spoiler'. Good for the docs.
Re: Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:55 am
by Fourkinnel
Wow.! Any info on how long it took before the arm looked this way? Did they save the arm?
Good news that a life was saved!
Re: Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:16 am
by vladimir
Maybe cobra bite, they come into houses looking for rats etc, end up under the blanket with so many sleeping on the floor and bite the baby.
Arm can end up like that in a day or so, less if ignorant people try to use home-remedies/traditional cures
Necrosis can take years to heal
Re: Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:54 pm
by phuketrichard
if it was fatal,the baby would not have survived, thats what fatal means
Re: Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:32 pm
by Ronny
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:47 am
On 1 November 2017, an old lady took her grandson to the Seng Ranong Provincial Hospital with a potentially fatal snakebite on his arm. The grandmother is looking after the child while the parents are away working, and she is very poor. However, the doctors and the medical team at the hospital worked hard to save the child's life and they succeeded. The medical costs were paid by a local charity, with much tearful thanks from the old lady.
Photo of the bite in question. Warning: May shock some people.
What? The witch doctor's spell didn't help?
Re: Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:39 pm
by Ronny
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:54 pm
if it was fatal,the baby would not have survived, thats what fatal means
Great observation, Richard. You're greatly valued...
Re: Baby with fatal snakebite saved by doctors
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:07 pm
by dodiengdaga
Ronny wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:39 pm
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:54 pm
if it was fatal,the baby would not have survived, thats what fatal means
Great observation, Richard. You're greatly valued...
People should thank those who correct those who correct them grammatically. It's a free tip so one doesn't make the same mistake again.
