[Summary] At 2 p.m. yesterday, as her son Tongtong (pseudonym) was wheeled into the hyperbaric oxygen chamber at Nanjing Zijin Hospital, Ms. Yan from Jiangning finally breathed a sigh of relief. On the evening of January 1, while sleeping with his grandmother, Tongtong suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after using a coal stove for heating. At present, both Tongtong and his grandmother have fully regained consciousness but will still require a period of inpatient treatment.

　　At 2 p.m. yesterday, as she watched her son, Tongtong (a pseudonym), being wheeled into the hyperbaric oxygen chamber at Nanjing Zijin Hospital, Ms. Yan from Jiangning finally breathed a sigh of relief. On the evening of January 1, while sleeping with his grandmother, Tongtong was poisoned by carbon monoxide after using a coal stove for heating.

　　Tongtong is seven years old and lives in Tongjing, Jiangning. On New Year’s Day, the weather was quite cold, so his family lit a honeycomb‑coal stove to keep warm. That evening, worried that Tongtong might get chilled, his grandmother placed the burning stove inside the room and went to bed with him.

　　At 7:30 a.m. yesterday, Tongtong’s mom had prepared breakfast, yet there was still not the slightest sound in the room.

　　“I went to wake them up, but no one responded. I knocked as hard as I could, yet there was still no answer,” said Ms. Yan. Sensing that something was wrong, she immediately pried open the door and found the two lying in bed, their faces pale and unconscious. Upon seeing the coal stove, she instantly realized they had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and promptly took them to the hospital.

　　Carbon monoxide poisoning requires treatment with oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber. Upon arriving at Meishan Hospital, both individuals regained consciousness after emergency care. However, the hospital’s hyperbaric chamber was only available to Tongtong’s grandmother; there was no suitable chamber for Tongtong.

　　Subsequently, Tongtong was transferred to Nanjing Children’s Hospital, but the hospital also lacked a hyperbaric oxygen chamber suitable for his condition.

　　However, the on-duty doctor at the children’s hospital stepped in and contacted Zhongda Hospital. But upon arriving there, they found that the hyperbaric oxygen chamber was already occupied by other patients.

　　Later, with the assistance of the hospital and the media, they finally located Nanjing Zijin Hospital, which had an available hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

　　Around 2 p.m., Tongtong was taken into the hyperbaric oxygen chamber at Zijin Hospital. By approximately 4 p.m., the hyperbaric oxygen therapy had concluded.

　　At present, Tongtong and her grandmother are fully conscious but still require a period of inpatient treatment.

　　@ Hua Zi Isn’t Really So Fancy: It’s winter—using a coal stove for heating poses huge safety risks. Be careful!

　　@ Bao Xiaonie: I hope it doesn’t affect the child’s intelligence. Old-fashioned coal stoves like this really should be phased out—there are accidents every year; aren’t the lessons we’ve learned enough?

　　Source: Modern Express