PHUKET: A Chinese tourist died yesterday in what medical staff are categorising as yet another day-trip drowning off Phuket.
According to a nurse on Phi Phi island today, the woman, Yuhua Wang, 52, was brought to the local hospital about 1.30pm and treated in the emergency ward. She still had a pulse and cpr and oxygen were applied.
It's understood the woman was on a snorkelling day trip from Phuket to Phi Phi but that she was swimming after lunch, not snorkelling, when it became apparent that she was in trouble.
Staff at Phi Phi Hospital organised her immediate transfer back to Phuket and the better equipment at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City.
However, Ms Wang died before she arrived at the hospital.
Chinese tourists who are not familiar with snorkelling equipment or good swimmers sometimes find themselves in difficulties on day-trips off Phuket. Tour agents and speedboat crews have been asked to improve safety measures to eliminate needless drownings.
Figures likely to be revealed on September 15 at the next meeting between Phuket Governor Maitree intrusud and the island's honorary consuls are expected to show a considerable reduction in the number of drownings on beaches and day-trips compared to last year.
According to a nurse on Phi Phi island today, the woman, Yuhua Wang, 52, was brought to the local hospital about 1.30pm and treated in the emergency ward. She still had a pulse and cpr and oxygen were applied.
It's understood the woman was on a snorkelling day trip from Phuket to Phi Phi but that she was swimming after lunch, not snorkelling, when it became apparent that she was in trouble.
Staff at Phi Phi Hospital organised her immediate transfer back to Phuket and the better equipment at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City.
However, Ms Wang died before she arrived at the hospital.
Chinese tourists who are not familiar with snorkelling equipment or good swimmers sometimes find themselves in difficulties on day-trips off Phuket. Tour agents and speedboat crews have been asked to improve safety measures to eliminate needless drownings.
Figures likely to be revealed on September 15 at the next meeting between Phuket Governor Maitree intrusud and the island's honorary consuls are expected to show a considerable reduction in the number of drownings on beaches and day-trips compared to last year.
I'm no doctor but why would they administer CPR if she still had a pulse ?
Posted by Herbert on September 6, 2014 11:27