Doctors from Long Khanh Town General Hospital successfully operated on and reconnected the left arm of a 22-year-old man after it was almost entirely cut off by a power saw.

Doctors are on a surgery. The Long Khanh Town General Hospital successfully operated on and reconnected the left arm of a 22-year-old man.

Nguyen Ngoc Tai, a resident of Bảo Quang Commune, Long Khanh Town, is now reportely in a stable condition. 

The accident took place last Thursday while he was using a power saw and nearly cut off his arm near the elbow. 

By the time he was rushed to the hospital, Tai had lost a lot of blood and suffered a stroke.

Doctors conducted an urgent surgery, connecting his bone, blood vessels and vein back to the arm. 

Dr Nguyen Viet Thinh from the hospital said that it was a serious work accident, and that the surgery was difficult because the cut was near the main artery. 

The connection must be done meticulously to ensure that the artery functions properly and the patient can move his hand afterwards, he said. 

VNS