Intravenous therapy is a popular medical technique but can pose risks, even fatal ones. – VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hải Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Patients taking intravenous therapy must strictly follow their doctor’s prescription to minimise possible side effects, doctors affirmed after recent tragedies have illustrated the dangers of intravenous medicines. Most recently, on October 16, a 22-month-old baby in Yên Thường Commune in Hà Nội’s Gia Lâm District died after having an intravenous drip at a private clinic in Long Biên District. Before being taken to the clinic, the baby suffered from diarrhea and fever. Within only five minutes of starting intravenous therapy, the baby showed signals of anaphylactic shock. Nguyễn Quang Trung, head of the private healthcare management division under Hà Nội’s Heath Department, said that the clinic was not licensed to provide the intravenous service. A 6-year-old girl in the northern city of Hải Phòng reportedly died in the middle of this month after taking an intravenous drip at Lê Chân District General Hospital. In April, the death of a 48-year-old teacher in the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk was also related to intravenous therapy carried out at a private clinic. The recent fatalities have raised the alarm on the substandard practice of intravenous therapies. Intravenous therapy (IV) is a therapy that delivers liquid substances directly into a vein. The intravenous route of administration can be used for injections or infusions. Intravenous infusions are commonly referred to as drips. With the availability of medical products… [Read full story]
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