[Ngo-lwg] ERW Accident in Quang Nam - Boy victim in critical condition

Chi Tran Hong chi at cpi.org
Sat Nov 30 13:09:34 ICT 2013


Ai Nghia Township, Dai Loc District, Quang Nam Province - November 30th, 2013: An ERW-related accident happened just a few hours ago (9 a.m.) causing severe injuries to a boy victim. Phan Trong Hieu, a six grader (born 2002), spent his weekend morning helping his parents. He took the family cow out for some grass. While herding the cow, he saw a metal item and picked it up to look with curiosity. Moments after that, locals nearby heard a loud explosion and rushed to the site to see what was going on.

Hieu suffers multiple, severe injuries: The blast took off his right hand, crushed his left hand, broke his thigh bone and leaving other wounds at his genital. By 12:00 Hieu received emergency surgery at the Danang General Hospital, some 30 kilometers away from the accident site.

New ERW-related accidents with involvement of child victims has been an alarming issue in Vietnam. Clear Path International's recorded data on new ERW-related accidents revealed that the rate of child victim (under 16) in 2012 and 2013 was 53% and 49%, respectively (not counted this new accident).

Another fact is that while the rate of new accident in Quang Tri province (known as the most contaminated province, and province with highest accident rate) is actually going down significantly in recent years -- other provinces are replacing this top position.

Clear Path's Medical Liaison in Da Nang is spending her own weekend time following the case of this new accident.

CPI, in cooperation with MoLISA and IC-VVAF is organizing the first workshop in Vietnam on ERW-related Accident's Victim Assistance next week, December 4th, 2013.

Chi

Mr. Tran Hong Chi
Vietnam Program's Chief of Party
Clear Path International
Khe May Lake Guesthouse
Ward 3, Dong Ha, Quang Tri, Vietnam.
Cell: (84) 905 311 666
Office: (84) 533 857 718
Skype: chitran72
chi at cpi.org<mailto:kiman at cpi.org>
www.cpi.org

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