[MBC Happiness shared] Children suffering from burns in Mongolia Dr. Woo-jin Song appeared
Registration date: 2018/06/11
On the 30th of may 2018, at the MBC program, Happiness Shared [Children suffering from burns in Mongolia], Dr. Woo-jin Song of the Burn Plastic Surgery Department of Hangangsoo Hospital appeared. Through this medical service volunteer in Mongolia, Hangangsoo Hospital staff could examine and treat the children whose conditions are usually difficult to have special burn treatments. In Mongolia, there are many people living in a tent house called 'ger', in which the furnace and the residential space in the house can not be separated. From time to time, children fall over the furnace or touch it by accident, resulting in bad burns. Currently, Mongolia lacks professional burn treatment facilities, making it difficult for most children to get proper treatments for that. 5-year-old Shuderchechek accidentally touched a frying pan while playing in the house. He fell down, spilling boiling oil on his head and neck, which led to severe burns. Dr. Woo-jin Song, the director of Hangangsoo Hospital, said, “This severe burn could lead to the contracture on the face and the neck. If he grew in this state, his neck bone would be warped due to the contracture, so timely correction was required quickly.” Unlike Korea, Mongolia has only one National Severe Trauma Center that can treat bad burns. There are many children who get burnt, while there are only a few facilities for proper treatments, which causes the treatment period to be increased. Dr. Woo-jin Song of Hangangsoo Hospital spent time examining Mongolian children who got burnt and suggested right directions for the treatment, treating burn patients for whom it was difficult to receive treatment. He exerted himself to ensure Mongolian burn patients to take advantage of better medical services by sharing and introducing Korean special burn treatment techniques. Hungerchechek came to Dr. Woo-jin Song after he got sever burns on his stomach and arms, falling into a boiling rice cooker in the house last year. After he examined the child, Dr. Woo-jin Song said, “Currently there is a severe contracture in his elbow and axillary joints, but through the appropriate surgery he can raise his arms and shoulders again later. In the meantime, skin care is very important, so it is necessary to pay attention to moisturizing the skin from time to time.” The other patient he examined was Chengde. He was suffering from a rare and intractable disease, a epidermolysis bullosa, in which the skin easily peels off even with minor trauma, resulting in blisters. Dr. Woo-jin Song mentioned, "Even a small impact can damage the skin and cause blisters and pus, so proper wound treatment is important. Though complete cure is not available, it is required to be careful not to worsen the wound at the best." Dr. Woo-jin Song treated the wounds of Chengde who was suffering from the intractable disease and explained that it is important to prevent blisters from peeling off. Through this medical volunteer in Mongolia, Hangangsoo Hospital team could help treat many burn patients, and were able to check the condition of the patients who had previously had a surgery at Hangangsoo Hospital. For years, Hangangsu Hospital has helped burn patients for their better life in the future through overseas medical volunteer. Also they invite the patients in need of surgery to Korea and provide them with a proper surgery.

List