Suffocating Rescue: Injured Man Saved from 4th Floor in Ho Chi Minh City

Firefighters in Ho Chi Minh City successfully rescued a man who was seriously injured and trapped on the fourth floor of a construction site on Bach Dang Street.

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In the cramped space and with many sharp turns from the high floors of the building, the firefighters of the Ho Chi Minh City Firefighting and Rescue Police had to take turns carrying and holding the stretcher tightly to bring the victim down safely.

The incident occurred on July 15 when emergency services received a distress call from medical personnel at the site. The 44-year-old man, identified as V.M.H., sustained severe injuries while cleaning a metal staircase connecting the fourth floor to the roof. He was found immobile at the scene.

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The victim was identified as Mr. V.M.H. (44 years old). While cleaning the metal staircase from the 4th floor to the roof of the building, Mr. H. unfortunately had a work accident, was seriously injured and lay motionless at the scene.

Rescuers faced significant difficulties due to the extremely narrow and winding stairwell, making conventional methods of transporting the victim nearly impossible. Firefighters utilized a specialized rope system to secure the man to a stretcher. They then worked in shifts, carefully maneuvering the stretcher through the tight spaces and sharp corners to prevent further injury.

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The path from the scene to the ground was very narrow, with many sharp bends making it almost impossible to move the victim by conventional methods.

After more than an hour of intense effort in the confined and suffocating conditions, the man was safely brought to the ground floor at 6:45 p.m. He was then transferred to medical professionals for urgent care. Initial assessments suggest he was conscious but may have suffered a fractured left femur and spinal injuries.

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The firefighters used a fixed rope system to secure the victim to the stretcher, coordinating harmoniously to navigate through the narrow corners.