Eighth grader who was beaten while playing basketball dies after severe head injury

The eighth-grade student who was beaten by others suffered a critical brain injury, progressing dangerously, and eventually succumbed after more than two months of treatment.

The child's condition deteriorated severely, experiencing

After being transferred from Phu Tho Provincial Hospital to the National Children's Hospital, the child passed away within a day. Doctors at the National Children's Hospital convened with specialists from the Emergency Intensive Care, Neurosurgery, Trauma Surgery departments, as well as colleagues from Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital, to devise

The incident occurred on March 17th in Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi, where the student engaged in a fight with a 12-year-old peer over a disagreement while playing basketball. The 12-year-old called his 16-year-old brother, who then inflicted severe injuries on the eighth grader. The injured student was initially treated at Duc Giang Hospital before being transferred to Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi, diagnosed with severe brain trauma.

VOCAB 1/2

multiple organ failure, septic shock, deep coma

suy đa cơ quan, sốc nhiễm trùng, hôn mê sâu

an intensive treatment plan

kế hoạch điều trị chuyên sâu