A 23-year-old man lost his sight and burned his whole body because of using his phone while charging-Lifestyle

After the patient was given first aid to regain consciousness, there was a sharing that because the phone was being used while charging, the phone exploded.

On April 28, according to information from the Department of Ophthalmology – Bach Mai Hospital, recently, the Department received and treated a 23-year-old male patient with vision loss, total body scorch and damage to many organs. due to an accident caused by using the phone while charging. The patient was admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state, his whole body scorched and many injuries.

Patients with NT were cared for and treated at Bach Mai Hospital due to vision loss, whole body scorching and damage to many organs.

The patient is a young man from the ethnic minority, currently working as a construction worker in Hanoi. Through the accounts of relatives, the doctors knew: That evening, when everyone was watching TV outside the living room, suddenly heard a loud explosion coming from the patient’s private room, the whole family rushed in and saw that Tuan had died. He was unconscious and his whole body was burned. When the patient received first aid and regained consciousness, there was a sharing that the phone was used while charging, so the phone exploded.

The family took the patient to Viet Duc Hospital for emergency treatment and removed many foreign bodies on the body. However, because the patient’s eyes could not see anything, the patient was transferred to the Department of Ophthalmology – Bach Mai Hospital for treatment. Through examination, the doctors discovered a lot of foreign bodies in the eye: Corneal and intraocular foreign bodies causing cataracts and retinal detachment. The patient is indicated for surgery to remove corneal, intraocular and vitreous foreign bodies.

According to the doctors of Bach Mai Hospital, the patient’s ability to restore vision is very low, the risk of blindness is high, and the patient’s ability to work is lost. In addition to the eye, the patient’s left hand was also broken and had to be treated with a nail brace, perforated the eardrums on both sides and removed many glass foreign bodies on the face.

Accidents caused by exploding phones while charging, causing amputations and facial burns have been warned a lot but still happen. Doctors recommend absolutely not to use the phone while it is charging to avoid unfortunate incidents.