3 dead, 5 still unconscious from carbon monoxide poisoning in Gangneung
- 5 years ago
펜션사고 학생 1명 추가 의식회복…7명 중 2명 회복
Three high school students were found dead and seven others unconscious on Tuesday in Gangneung after being poisoned by carbon monoxide.
Out of those seven, two have now regained consciousness.
Hong Yoo has the latest.
A second student has regained consciousness out of the seven that were found in a critical condition after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning at a guesthouse in Gangneung.
"On Wednesday morning, we finished the second hyperbaric oxygen treatment and one student has recovered to the point of being capable of communication. One additional student is partially responding to our questions. Two others are showing signs of recovery but we still have to wait and see ... One of them has a tracheal intubation."
Taking the doctors' advice, the students will not be moved from Wonju Severance Christian Hospital to other hospitals for further hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
The police and the National Forensic Service investigating the accident found eight times the normal level of carbon monoxide in the room the students were found in.
"The head of the Central Forensic Medical Center conducted an autopsy and found the concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood well above the lethal dose, confirming the cause of death as carbon monoxide poisoning as no other toxic substances were detected."
The gas boiler of the room was found disconnected from the stovepipe and is believed to have produced a lot of exhaust gas.
A second round of investigations started today at 2pm to find the exact cause of the accident.
The investigators are running combustion tests with the gas boiler and the stovepipe to analyze the composition of exhaust gas produced.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
Three high school students were found dead and seven others unconscious on Tuesday in Gangneung after being poisoned by carbon monoxide.
Out of those seven, two have now regained consciousness.
Hong Yoo has the latest.
A second student has regained consciousness out of the seven that were found in a critical condition after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning at a guesthouse in Gangneung.
"On Wednesday morning, we finished the second hyperbaric oxygen treatment and one student has recovered to the point of being capable of communication. One additional student is partially responding to our questions. Two others are showing signs of recovery but we still have to wait and see ... One of them has a tracheal intubation."
Taking the doctors' advice, the students will not be moved from Wonju Severance Christian Hospital to other hospitals for further hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
The police and the National Forensic Service investigating the accident found eight times the normal level of carbon monoxide in the room the students were found in.
"The head of the Central Forensic Medical Center conducted an autopsy and found the concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood well above the lethal dose, confirming the cause of death as carbon monoxide poisoning as no other toxic substances were detected."
The gas boiler of the room was found disconnected from the stovepipe and is believed to have produced a lot of exhaust gas.
A second round of investigations started today at 2pm to find the exact cause of the accident.
The investigators are running combustion tests with the gas boiler and the stovepipe to analyze the composition of exhaust gas produced.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.