Hoang Gia Huy is being treated at the National Burn Hospital in Hanoi. Huy has lost both arms and his left leg after a tragic high-voltage electric shock incident.
Hoang Gia Huy, an ethnic Tay teenager from the mountainous province of Lang Son, is currently receiving treatment at the National Burn Hospital in Hanoi, where he has undergone multiple operations to save his life.
Despite the best efforts by doctors to preserve his limbs, the severity of the high-voltage injuries led to extensive tissue necrosis. As a result, both of Huy's arms and part of his left leg had to be amputated. His wounds are still discharging fluids, and his body remains wrapped in gauze.
His father, 36-year-old Hoang Van Luan, has been by his son's side since the accident. "Since he was hospitalised, I haven't had a full night's sleep. Every time I close my eyes, I see my son lying there without his arms and one leg," he said, voice trembling.
Huy's father Hoang Van Luan takes care of him at the hospital.
On the afternoon of March 17, Huy had gone to fish at a stream near their home. A flash of light and loud cracking sounds alarmed his family. "I ran out and found him lying motionless, his clothes burned black and smoke still rising from his body. I thought my heart had stopped," Luan recalled.
Huy was rushed to a local hospital, transferred to Lang Son Provincial General Hospital, and eventually to the National Burn Hospital early the next morning.
Doctors at the burn hospital used all available medical interventions to stabilise the boy, but the damage was too severe.
"The burns caused by high-voltage electricity are extremely deep, affecting not just the skin but also underlying tissue," said Dr. Doan Chi Thanh from the paediatric burn department. "We had no choice but to amputate to save his life."
Huy's family relies on farming and has been struggling financially. "We scraped together VND50 million (USD2,000) by borrowing from relatives, and neighbours have given what little they could, VND50,000, VND100,000, to help us survive," Luan said.
But the road ahead is long and costly. Doctors estimate Huy will require prolonged treatment and eventually prosthetic limbs. "I don't know where to turn anymore," Luan pleaded. "Please, if anyone can help, we desperately need your support."
Dr. Thanh added, "Huy's journey to recovery will be a long and difficult one. We hope benefactors can come together to give this boy a second chance, physically and emotionally."
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