Fall toddler breathes on her own
By Cai Wenjun and Xu Wenwen |
July 7, 2011, Thursday
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The toddler who fell from a 10th-floor window was able to breathe by herself yesterday and doctors said her blood pressure and nerve functions were continuing to improve.
Zhang Fangyu, better known by her nickname Niu Niu, was still in a coma, but doctors said her overall situation was becoming stable following Saturday's incident in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province.
"Abdominal infection and brain damage is what we worry about the most," said Dr Zhang Chenmei, director of the Children's Hospital at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
"The swelling in the brain caused by the fall is improving and there are signs of recovering brain function. However, we can't forecast the complications from brain injury."
Niu Niu has serious injuries to her spleen, stomach, lungs, kidneys, brain and spine as well as limb fractures.
"We are specially careful while nursing Niu Niu, who has 10 tubes in her body," said Qiu Bin, the girl's chief nurse. "As a mother, I fully understand the mood of Niu Niu's parents and we are trying to wake the girl by playing the recording of her parents' voices, touching her hands and talking to her gently every day."
There was also good news yesterday for the woman who saved the little girl's life and gave her every chance of survival.
When Wu Juping, 31, rushed to catch Niu Niu, the impact of breaking her fall fractured her left forearm in several places. Wu has now successfully undergone a traditional Chinese bone-setting therapy.
"X-ray checks found that the bones are positioning well," said Jin Dengfeng, vice president of Fuyang TCM Orthopedic Hospital, which has offered Wu free treatment. "Then we fixed her bones by splints made of cedar skin with better flexibility, lower weight and better ventilation compared with plaster, and our own-made herbal ointments to treat swelling and enhance blood stimulation on the arm."
Niu Niu's father visited Wu yesterday to express the family's gratitude.
Niu Niu had been left alone in the apartment by her grandmother, who thought the child was sleeping when she went to fetch washing from the top floor.
Zhang Fangyu, better known by her nickname Niu Niu, was still in a coma, but doctors said her overall situation was becoming stable following Saturday's incident in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province.
"Abdominal infection and brain damage is what we worry about the most," said Dr Zhang Chenmei, director of the Children's Hospital at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
"The swelling in the brain caused by the fall is improving and there are signs of recovering brain function. However, we can't forecast the complications from brain injury."
Niu Niu has serious injuries to her spleen, stomach, lungs, kidneys, brain and spine as well as limb fractures.
"We are specially careful while nursing Niu Niu, who has 10 tubes in her body," said Qiu Bin, the girl's chief nurse. "As a mother, I fully understand the mood of Niu Niu's parents and we are trying to wake the girl by playing the recording of her parents' voices, touching her hands and talking to her gently every day."
There was also good news yesterday for the woman who saved the little girl's life and gave her every chance of survival.
When Wu Juping, 31, rushed to catch Niu Niu, the impact of breaking her fall fractured her left forearm in several places. Wu has now successfully undergone a traditional Chinese bone-setting therapy.
"X-ray checks found that the bones are positioning well," said Jin Dengfeng, vice president of Fuyang TCM Orthopedic Hospital, which has offered Wu free treatment. "Then we fixed her bones by splints made of cedar skin with better flexibility, lower weight and better ventilation compared with plaster, and our own-made herbal ointments to treat swelling and enhance blood stimulation on the arm."
Niu Niu's father visited Wu yesterday to express the family's gratitude.
Niu Niu had been left alone in the apartment by her grandmother, who thought the child was sleeping when she went to fetch washing from the top floor.
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