Girl nears brain death as quick arrest of van drivers promised
By Liang Yiwen |
October 21, 2011, Friday
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WANG Yue, the critically injured toddler crushed by two vans and left to die on the street by cold-blooded passers-by in south China's Foshan City a week ago, is close to brain dead, doctors declared yesterday.
With her brain failing, the two-year-old toddler's other vital organs were also deteriorating, said doctors, who strived to pull her back from the verge of death again and again over the past two days.
"The previous most optimistic expectations we make for her, the vegetative state, seems unlikely for her now," said Su Lei, director of the ICU at the General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command.
The girl's condition began to worsen on Tuesday night and doctors had to increase medication to maintain her blood pressure. Her heart stopped beating on Wednesday afternoon, and it took doctors 40 minutes to revive her cardiac function. Her heartbeat ceased again early yesterday morning and doctors again rescued her.
Meanwhile, she has urinated less since Wednesday afternoon, which signals that her kidneys are failing.
"The impaired kidney function is fatal to the recovery of the brain," Su said.
The girl also suffers endocrine disorders, impairment of her immune system and also of stomach and intestine function.
When the girl's parents were told Wednesday night that their daughter had slipped into even more critical condition, they begged the doctors to save the girl by any means possible, including life-support machines and drug therapy.
The parents call the girl Yueyue, which means joy in Chinese.
Her story has gripped the nation as millions of Chinese are praying for the little girl, cheered by her slight improvement earlier this week and saddened by her worsening condition now.
Outrage has been vented online against the two hit-and-run drivers and the 18 passers-by who chose to ignore the severely wounded girl instead of helping her.
Prosecutors in Foshan announced yesterday that they would speed up the arrest and charges against the two hit-and-run drivers in the case and publish the progress to the public.
The incident has triggered heated debate about whether Chinese people have lost their moral compass amid the swift economic development in the past decades.
According to a poll launched by Shanghai Daily, the majority would lend a helping hand in a similar situation. More than half of the voters chose "I would definitely help the girl."
More than 40 percent said they would at least call the police and an ambulance, though they wouldn't move her.
Only 3 percent voted for "I would probably stay away from the trouble."
With her brain failing, the two-year-old toddler's other vital organs were also deteriorating, said doctors, who strived to pull her back from the verge of death again and again over the past two days.
"The previous most optimistic expectations we make for her, the vegetative state, seems unlikely for her now," said Su Lei, director of the ICU at the General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command.
The girl's condition began to worsen on Tuesday night and doctors had to increase medication to maintain her blood pressure. Her heart stopped beating on Wednesday afternoon, and it took doctors 40 minutes to revive her cardiac function. Her heartbeat ceased again early yesterday morning and doctors again rescued her.
Meanwhile, she has urinated less since Wednesday afternoon, which signals that her kidneys are failing.
"The impaired kidney function is fatal to the recovery of the brain," Su said.
The girl also suffers endocrine disorders, impairment of her immune system and also of stomach and intestine function.
When the girl's parents were told Wednesday night that their daughter had slipped into even more critical condition, they begged the doctors to save the girl by any means possible, including life-support machines and drug therapy.
The parents call the girl Yueyue, which means joy in Chinese.
Her story has gripped the nation as millions of Chinese are praying for the little girl, cheered by her slight improvement earlier this week and saddened by her worsening condition now.
Outrage has been vented online against the two hit-and-run drivers and the 18 passers-by who chose to ignore the severely wounded girl instead of helping her.
Prosecutors in Foshan announced yesterday that they would speed up the arrest and charges against the two hit-and-run drivers in the case and publish the progress to the public.
The incident has triggered heated debate about whether Chinese people have lost their moral compass amid the swift economic development in the past decades.
According to a poll launched by Shanghai Daily, the majority would lend a helping hand in a similar situation. More than half of the voters chose "I would definitely help the girl."
More than 40 percent said they would at least call the police and an ambulance, though they wouldn't move her.
Only 3 percent voted for "I would probably stay away from the trouble."
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