Suspected bread poisoning in Dong Nai: 2 children in critical condition, 1 child in cardiac arrest

On the evening of May 2, Dr. Nguyen Trong Nghia - Deputy Director of Dong Nai Children's Hospital said that the unit is actively treating pediatric patients, especially two critically ill pediatric patients with poor prognosis related to the suspected bread poisoning incident that occurred in Long Khanh City.

"Dong Nai Children's Hospital has received a total of 12 pediatric patients, including 2 cases hospitalized in critical condition with poor prognosis," said Dr. Nghia.

According to Dr. Nghia, the identities of the two critically ill children are TGH (6 years old, residing in Xuan Hoa ward, Long Khanh city) and T.D.NA (7 years old, residing in Long Khanh city).

"Pediatric patient TGH, 6 years old, was hospitalized in a coma, on a ventilator, with a poor prognosis. Doctors diagnosed patient H. with gastrointestinal septic shock, cardiac arrest, and respiratory arrest.

Patient T.D.NA was also hospitalized in critical condition such as respiratory failure and severe shock. Faced with the critical condition of the two pediatric patients, the medical team quickly performed emergency treatment, resuscitation, intubation, anti-shock fluid replacement, and antibiotic infusion.

Currently, patient H.'s heart has returned, however, doctors are still closely monitoring him. It will take a few days to see if there is any progress," Dr. Nghia added.

Also on the evening of May 2, Dr. Phan Van Huyen - Director of Long Khanh General Hospital said that as of 6:30 p.m., Long Khanh Regional General Hospital had admitted 359 patients suspected of food poisoning after eating bread.

"There were 359 patients admitted to Long Khanh Regional General Hospital, of which 238 were hospitalized for inpatient treatment, 10 were transferred to a higher level hospital, 15 were discharged and 96 were given prescriptions for home treatment," said Dr. Huyen.

Regarding the above incident, Dong Nai province authorities have also completed taking food samples at Bang bakery and sent them to specialized agencies in Ho Chi Minh City for testing.

At the same time, the Medical Center and the Long Khanh City Health Department also inspected the B bakery. The result was that the establishment did not have a certificate of food safety and hygiene. Therefore, the delegation requested the establishment to temporarily suspend the sale of noodles until the conclusion of the authorities, and to coordinate with the authorities to find the cause of the incident.