Children's Hospital City treats three siblings for super warfarin poisoning

Three siblings in Ho Chi Minh City were successfully treated for severe poisoning after consuming field mice that had ingested super warfarin, a highly toxic type of rodenticide. The children, aged 7, 9, and 10, had eaten the meat daily for seven days before developing symptoms including abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and widespread bruising.

The youngest child, a 7-year-old boy, suffered the most critical condition, experiencing black vomit, hematuria, and bilateral pleural effusion, which required intubation and mechanical ventilation. Doctors at the Children's Hospital City diagnosed the group with external coagulation disorders caused by super warfarin, a substance that can persist in body tissue for weeks or months.

After nearly three weeks of intensive treatment involving stomach pumping, activated charcoal, intravenous and high-dose oral Vitamin K1, and blood transfusions, the children's conditions stabilized. The youngest child has been taken off the ventilator, and all three remain under observation to monitor their coagulation levels.