The victim’s colleagues applied a tourniquet in time to stop the bleeding, and Dr. Brovdi’s team urgently hospitalized the woman in the trauma unit of the city hospital with a deep laceration and contusion wound to her forearm.
A serious workplace accident occurred in Uzhhorod, resulting in serious injuries to a young woman. A 24-year-old Uzhhorod resident accidentally caught her hand in the rotating blades of a running industrial fan, sustaining a deep laceration to her arm.
The “Transcarpathian Regional Center for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine” reported that emergency medical care was provided to the victim.
A life-saving tourniquet applied by colleagues and immediate hospitalization
The impact of the industrial fan’s massive blades caused critical injuries:
- Nature of the injuries: Medical personnel documented a deep laceration on the 24-year-old woman’s right forearm with massive arterial and venous bleeding;
- Proper pre-medical care: Eyewitnesses to the incident and coworkers remained calm—to prevent critical blood loss and hemorrhagic shock, they promptly and correctly applied a hemostatic tourniquet to the victim even before the arrival of medical specialists;
- Response by the “103” team: Uzhhorod Emergency Medical Service Team No. 102, led by Dr. S. S. Brovdi, immediately responded to the call. The medical team administered pain relief, cleaned the wound, applied an aseptic immobilizing bandage, and stabilized the patient’s vital signs.
The victim was urgently transported to the Uzhhorod City Multidisciplinary Clinical Hospital, where she was handed over to the on-call trauma surgeons for surgical intervention and restoration of tissue and vascular integrity.
Investigation of the Accident
Medical personnel reported the serious workplace injury to officers of the Uzhhorod District Police Department and representatives of the State Labor Service. Currently, all circumstances of the incident are being established, and compliance with safety and labor protection regulations at the enterprise is being verified.
