Nine-Year-Old Boy Injured After Fall Into Drainage Ditch
A nine-year-old boy in Bangkok's Thung Khru district was rescued after falling into a drainage ditch and becoming impaled on a metal rod in his leg on July 19. Rescue teams used cutting tools to extract the rod after approximately 20 minute
Volunteers from the Po Tek Tung Foundation received an emergency call on July 19 at 5:21 p.m. reporting a child who had fallen into a drainage ditch and become impaled on a metal rod in his leg on Puthabucha Soi 49 in Bangkok's Thung Khru district. Rescue teams equipped with cutting tools and an ALS ambulance from the Aravata emergency system were dispatched immediately.
At the scene, a nine-year-old boy was found sitting on the concrete walkway with his right leg caught in the drainage channel between the walkway and a fence wall. A metal rod had penetrated approximately five centimeters into his right leg, causing severe pain and distress. Rescue personnel used jackhammers to expose the metal rod's position before carefully cutting it out with bolt cutters, taking approximately 20 minutes to complete the extraction while the frightened child cried out in pain. After the rod was removed, first aid was administered and the boy was rushed to IMH Thonburi Hospital by advanced life support ambulance.
The 49-year-old grandmother revealed she received a call informing her that her grandson was trapped by metal in a pipe and rescue efforts were underway. When she arrived, she found her grandson in this condition. Upon questioning, she learned that children had been playing in the area when a pushing incident occurred, causing him to fall and become impaled.
