The man had to have his arm amputated by a shrimp to save his life

When preparing seafood, it is necessary to wear gloves, if injured, it is necessary to disinfect immediately.

Recently, an old man surnamed Mac, 81 years old, from Guangdong, China received the task of washing shrimp to prepare for a meal to celebrate his 81st birthday.

However, while washing, his left hand was slightly cut by the claws of one of the shrimp. Because the wound did not bleed or hurt, Mr. Mac did not care much.

A few days later, his left hand suddenly became so swollen and painful that he could not move. He then developed a high fever, fainted, and fell into a coma. Seeing that the old man's condition was getting worse, the family quickly called an ambulance.

By the time he was taken to the hospital, his condition had turned extremely bad, his left hand was completely gangrenous. Doctors had to put him in the intensive care unit (ICU) for monitoring and diagnosis.

Through preliminary examination results, the doctors concluded that he had been infected with Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, where they started to enter was in the wound on his left hand.

Infection with Vibrio vulnificus can cause necrosis, infection, and death.

This is a curved rod-shaped pathogenic bacterium, living in aquatic environments such as ponds, estuaries. and extremely dangerous when it can cause acute gastroenteritis, which is spread by live shellfish. or undercooked, a necrotic wound infection penetrates through the injured skin, or an infection becomes invasive, even leading to death.

It wasn't until then that he remembered his hand being cut by a crayfish, because perhaps he himself did not expect that a seemingly innocuous wound could be so dangerous. After being consulted by a doctor, Mr. Mac decided to surgically amputate his left hand to save his life.

Through this case, the doctor reminded everyone to be careful when handling seafood because they can carry many dangerous germs and bacteria. Once injured by them, you must clean and disinfect the wound promptly before the condition worsens. If other symptoms such as fever, blisters and sores appear, seek medical attention immediately.