How is the health of the father and son in a coma while sleeping in the car?

Military Central Hospital 108 said that on June 1, the hospital received 2 patients transferred from Kien An Hospital, Hai Phong in a state of respiratory failure and coma after sleeping in a car˳

According to information provided by the family, when the house lost power, the father and son of Hai Phong started the car in the garage and slept to avoid the heat˳

When the family found out, the first daughter died of asphyxiation; The father and daughter in a coma were taken to the emergency room at Kien An Hospital, then transferred to the 108 Military Central Hospital in a state of respiratory failure, heart failure requiring mechanical ventilation and vasopressors˳

After more than 1 day of intensive resuscitation, the father and son’s condition improved, the consciousness was awake, the endotracheal tube was removed, and the vasopressors were removed˳

The father and son are currently in stable health and are expected to be discharged from the hospital today˳

Doctor Le Lan Phuong – in charge of the Director of the Intensive Care Center, 108 Central Military Hospital – said that when the car’s air conditioner is turned on, closing the car door will produce a large amount of CO and CO˳₂ to the surrounding environment˳

“This gas continues to be sucked in by the air conditioner, causing people sleeping in the car to suffocate˳ The victim will lose consciousness, coma and die if not treated promptly˳

Another risk that can also occur is that closing the car door for too long, accompanied by hot weather, can cause the car to run out of fuel, stop working, especially when the wind mode is on˳ At this time, the air in the car will not be able to exchange with the outside, the temperature in the car will increase, leading to lack of oxygen, heat shock and possibly death if not promptly supported, “doctor Phuong said˳

Doctor Phuong recommends that in case of detecting a comatose person in a car suspected of asphyxiation, it is necessary to quickly bring the victim to a well-ventilated area, provide respiratory support / artificial respiration˳

In case the victim stops breathing, it is necessary to immediately transfer to the nearest medical facility for assistance˳ The chance of survival of a victim of asphyxiation depends on how long it takes to get to the hospital˳

When seeing someone asphyxiated, it is necessary to open all the doors to let the air in and immediately take the victim out of the place where there is toxic gas, quickly take him to the hospital for emergency treatment and limit sequelae˳

To avoid the risk of gas poisoning when using air conditioning in cars, it is necessary to prepare enough fuel; Get outside air or leave the door ajar for good air circulation˳ In particular, you should not park your car in an enclosed space such as a cellar or garage, but should park in a well-ventilated area with good air exchange˳

Father and son got into an accident because they got into the car and turned on the air conditioner to sleep when the power went out

Power failure, father and son in Truong Son town, An Lao district, Hai Phong city got into the family car and turned on the air conditioner to sleep, leading to one person’s death and two others to the emergency˳