Fire claims one life
An invalid aged 53 was found unconscious in his house in Cricova town. He had poisoned with carbon monoxide and had signs of carbonization on his body, Eufalia Negreata, coordinating doctor at the Chisinau Emergency Hospital, has told Info-Prim Neo.
The fire broke out at about 1.00 on September 5. The man could not be saved.
On the same day, a three-year-old boy swallowed tranquilizers when left without supervision. He was rushed to the Mother and Child Center and given first aid.
A man in his 60s was found dead at the workplace. He worked as a guard at a photo office located on Varlaam St.
An ambulance doctor helped a 29-year-old woman give birth to a baby girl at home. The mother and child were taken to the maternity hospital.
Two pedestrians aged 42 were injured in road accidents. The first man was struck by a car on Liviu Deleanu St on Saturday. He suffered a fracture of the sole of the right leg. The second man was hit by a car in Sangera town last night and sustained a fracture of the femoral bone.
Yesterday and last night, the Chisinau ambulance doctors responded to 678 calls, dealing with 117 cases of acute viral infections, 54 cases of trauma, 4 brain strokes etc.