Burn victim in Indonesia blast transferred to Guangzhou
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A Chinese man who was suffering severe burns due to an oil barrel explosion during his work in Indonesia was transferred to a hospital in Guangzhou with a chartered plane and then a helicopter on Wednesday.
The operation marks the first seamless international patient transfer by air involving a hospital in Guangdong province, facilitating intensive care for the patient in critical condition in the air.
The man, in his 30s, was welding when the barrel with residue oil exploded on the island of Djailolo in Indonesia on Dec 2, Guangzhou Daily reported.
About 85 percent of his body surface was burned, most to a severe degree, said Li Xiaojian, director of the burn and plastic surgery department of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, where the man is being treated.
He was transferred to a third local hospital in Indonesia in 48 hours. A week after the accident, the man suffered from infection, choking, high fever and failure to breathe.
The transfer was arranged by International SOS, Guangdong branch of Kingwing General Aviation Co, and the hospitals in Indonesia and Guangzhou, with close support from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
The chartered plane departed Indonesia at 9:30 am and arrived at the airport in Guangzhou at 2:30 pm. The patient was then transferred onto a helicopter, which arrived at the landing pad of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital at 3:35 pm.
Since not every hospital has a burn center, the rescue network and transfer capacity become very important, Li said.
Li's hospital earlier this month became one of the five hospitals in Guangdong province designated by the National Health Commission as the first group of pilot hospitals in airborne medical rescue.
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