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The news of the tragic death of a 3-year-old boy in Henan who was bitten by a dog
It's embarrassing
May 14th
The reporter contacted the boy's mother, Ms. Fan
It is understood that on April 21, Xiaoxing (pseudonym) was seriously injured by a "husky" attack that suddenly ran out when he was playing on the side of the road near Zhaogang Village, Xinye County.
A cadre in Zhaogang Village confirmed to reporters that Xiaoxing was bitten to death by a vicious dog.
Xiaoxing's facial wound has obvious blood stains (source/network)
"Legs, neck, around the eyes
All were bitten off a piece of meat."
Ms. Fan's family lives in Zhaogang Village, Shanggang Township, Xinye County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, and she told reporters about the incident. At about 6 p.m. on April 21, Xiaoxing and his grandmother were playing on the side of the road near Zhaogang Village, when suddenly a vicious dog ran over and began to attack Xiaoxing, and Xiaoxing was bitten in multiple places on his face, neck, and legs. "A piece of flesh was bitten off on the leg, neck, and around the eyes, and there were several large tooth marks behind the ears and on the neck, and there were multiple broken skin spots on the body."
Ms. Fan said that they were given an emergency rabies vaccine that day, and because there was no rabies immune globulin in the local area, and Xiaoxing's injuries were serious, the local hospital recommended that they go to the Nanyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention for wound treatment.
Ms. Fan said that it was eight or nine o'clock in the evening when they arrived in Nanyang City, and they ran to two or three places, either there was no rabies immune globulin, or it was closed, and finally they found a place called Ruihe Hospital's 24-hour canine injury treatment and vaccination clinic, where they cleaned the wound and injected rabies immune globulin, and after the treatment, it was already early in the morning, and then rushed to Nanyang Central Hospital for hospitalization, and the doctor injected Xiaoxing with tetanus vaccine and debrided the wound.
Died after rescue failed
I haven't had time for the fifth dose of rabies vaccine yet
Xiaoxing was hospitalized in Nanyang Central Hospital for 9 days and was discharged on May 1. Ms. Fan said that Xiaoxing was still in good condition for a few days after being discharged from the hospital and wanted to go to kindergarten, but the situation became worse day by day since May 7. “
On the morning of the 7th, the child kept crying, his body temperature was more than 37 degrees, and he went to the hospital for a blood test and found no abnormalities. On May 8, although the child did not have a fever, he kept trying to sleep, his eyes could not be opened, and he was in a semi-coma. Ms. Fan said that on May 8, Xiaoxing began to vomit frequently and became emotionally manic, and she felt that the condition was very serious and asked to be transferred to Nanyang Central Hospital. The doctor said that there may be a certain risk on the road, and the child may be in danger of life at any time, but I still want to transfer the child to the hospital, at 8 o'clock in the evening on the 8th, we were admitted to the ICU of Nanyang Central Hospital and Nanyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the child was still conscious, and would call his parents, but he could not swallow anymore. ”
The wound sutured on Xiaoxing's neck (source/network)
"The doctor said that the child's central nervous system was almost dead, and there were clinical manifestations of phobia, panic, and mania, and 90% of them were rabies, which made me mentally prepared for critical illness. If we want further rescue treatment, it is recommended that we go to a big hospital in Wuhan or Zhengzhou. Ms. Fan said that in the early morning of the 9th, Xiaoxing could no longer breathe on her own, but they still wanted to fight for it, hoping to rescue the child.
At about 3 o'clock in the morning on the 9th, the ambulance carrying Xiaoxing drove to Zhengzhou City, but unfortunately, before the ambulance arrived at the Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Xiaoxing lost his heartbeat. At this time, Xiaoxing had not yet had time to get the fifth dose of rabies vaccine.
The owner of the dog has not been found
Ms. Fan said that the dog that bit Xiaoxing was just a husky. On April 23, someone in a villagers' WeChat group said that the dog had been killed when it bit someone again. "Now there are rumors that the dog is still alive, I haven't seen the dog's body, and I'm not sure if the dog is alive or dead."
Ms. Fan said that on April 21, the day Xiaoxing was bitten, they went to the local police station to report to the police, but so far they have not found the owner of the dog. "Three days ago, I went to the police station to check the surveillance, and the dog appeared at three points in time on the day of the incident, but before that, the police station said that it had not appeared in the vicinity or anyone's house." Ms. Fan said that she is particularly helpless now and only hopes to find the dog owner as soon as possible and seek justice for the child.
The reporter saw in the diagnosis certificate provided by Ms. Fan that the diagnosis made by Nanyang Central Hospital and Nanyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital for Xiaoxing was: 1. Severe encephalitis 2, rabies 3, and acute respiratory failure. However, the second item of rabies is marked with a question mark. On May 14, the reporter called the phone number of Nanyang Central Hospital, and the staff said that the condition was personal privacy and it was inconvenient to disclose.
Proof of diagnosis of Xiaoxing's hospitalization (provided by the interviewee)
Subsequently, the reporter contacted a village cadre in Zhaogang Village, who confirmed to the reporter that Xiaoxing was bitten to death by a vicious dog, and they also went to the hospital to express condolences during Xiaoxing's hospitalization. After Xiaoxing was bitten, they immediately sent a photo of the vicious dog to the grid group, calling on everyone to pay attention to safety and hunt and kill, and the vicious dog was killed by the villagers of the surrounding villages when it hurt people again. The village cadre said that the injured dog did not know where it came from, and the owner of the dog had not yet been found, and it was likely to be a stray dog, and they had reported the situation to the township, and planned to apply for subsidies to the victims' families through the civil affairs department, but the other party did not agree.
"We are very sympathetic to the plight of the victim's family, and we also regret the tragic death of Xiaoxing. The police have been investigating the dog's owner. In the future, we will also actively help the victimized families. The village cadre said.
Source: Overview News, Dawan News
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