China News Service, Hohhot, April 13th: Inner Mongolia 9-year-old boy climbed a high-voltage tower and was seriously injured by electric shock. He is expected to be discharged in 1 month.
Chinanews reporter Zhang Linhu
In the past few days, Du Yuhua, a 9-year-old boy from Qingshuihe County, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has touched the hearts of many people.
20 days ago, Du Yuhua climbed a high-voltage line tower for fun and fell and was seriously injured and received treatment in Beijing.
At present, Du Yuhua has undergone 4 surgeries, the left arm and left little finger have been amputated, and the back, right arm, and right hand still need several surgeries.
On April 12, the reporter came to the scene of the incident to visit.
The picture shows the cave dwelling of Du Yuhua's family.
Photo by Zhang Linhu
Climb the high-voltage tower to dig out the bird's nest
Du Yuhua's hometown is in the countryside of Qingshuihe County. Due to the poor land in the village and the fact that he and his brother are going to school, the family moved to the county seat and rented a 20-square-meter cave dwelling.
On weekdays, his father, Du Liping, worked as a bricklayer to support the family, and his mother took care of him and his brother who was in junior high school full-time.
On March 23, when Du Yuhua was playing with his friends, he climbed on a high-voltage line tower and was electrocuted and fell, causing multiple injuries to his body.
On April 12, the reporter saw at the scene of the incident that the high-voltage line tower was less than 1 km away from the cave dwelling where Du Yuhua's family rented.
Visually, the tower is about 10 meters high and about 1 meter in diameter, and the criss-cross structure is easy to climb.
On the day of the incident, Du Liping and his wife went out, while Du Yuhua and his elder brother who was 3 years older were at home.
Du Yuhua was left at home alone because his brother needed to go to the hospital for an infusion due to an injured finger.
When my brother came home, he found that Du Yuhua was not at home.
Soon, the two children ran to the house and said that Du Yuhua had an accident.
"I was the first to arrive at the scene. At that time, the child was in a coma. He gradually woke up on the way to the hospital. He recounted the incident intermittently. The reason why he climbed the iron tower was to dig out the bird's nest." Liu Liping, Du Yuhua's uncle, said .
On the tower, two brand-new "No Climbing High Voltage Danger" signs are clearly visible. Du Yuhua's relatives said that the signs were installed after the accident.
"If there were signs at the time, or if there were fences around, this accident might have been avoided." Liu Liping said.
The picture shows the cave dwelling of Du Yuhua's family.
Photo by Zhang Linhu
The property rights unit recommends legal procedures
In response to the situation reported by Du Yuhua's family, the reporter went to Qingshuihe Power Supply Branch of Hohhot Power Supply Bureau, the property rights unit of the high-voltage line tower.
He told reporters that the tower has been in operation for many years and complies with specifications, and there has never been a similar situation.
"On the day of the incident, after receiving the notice from the police station, we rushed to the scene immediately and found that the sign was missing, and put up a new sign in time." Chen Zhiguo said, "When we patrolled the line before, the sign was still there, maybe recently. The wind blew away."
After the incident, many employees of Qingshuihe Power Supply Branch made donations to Du Yuhua through the online platform.
"As for the issue of liability, we can only solve it through legal channels. If the court decides that we are responsible, we will compensate according to the judgment result, and the responsibility we should bear will never be evaded." Chen Zhiguo said.
In this regard, Wang Yongxiang, a lawyer from Inner Mongolia Mengjie Law Firm, said that according to relevant regulations, power supply companies and users should adopt advanced technology and take scientific management measures to safely supply and use electricity, avoid accidents, and maintain public safety.
"If a power operation accident causes damage to a user or a third party, the power supply enterprise shall be liable for compensation in accordance with the law." Wang Yongxiang said.
According to Wang Zhihong, a psychological consultant at the Sunshine Family Service Center in Hohhot, young children are playful, active, and full of curiosity about things they don’t understand, but their awareness of safety is weak. As parents and the whole society, it is necessary to cultivate children’s safety Awareness, according to their age and behavior characteristics to promote safety knowledge.
The picture is a screenshot of some of the love donations.
Photo by Zhang Linhu
Love help is expected to be discharged in 1 month
After the incident, facing huge treatment costs, Du Liping was helpless and asked the society for help.
On April 2, Chinanews.com published a report under the title "Inner Mongolia 9-year-old boy climbed a high-voltage iron tower and was seriously injured by electric shock and huge medical expenses stumped his family", which immediately triggered a wave of love donations.
"I hope he can face his life bravely and recover quickly."
"I will do my best, and hope that everything will be smooth for the child in the future."
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For a time, love from all over the country flocked to Du Yuhua.
Up to now, local government officials and employees of Honghe Town and enterprises in the town have donated more than 40,000 yuan, 124 caring people and units have donated about 34,700 yuan to Du Yuhua through Chinanews, and more caring people have helped Du Yuhua through online fundraising platforms. .
At the same time, after seeing the report, the relevant person in charge of the Hohhot Branch of PICC Property and Casualty immediately checked Du Yuhua's insurance status and found that he had taken out accident insurance at the school. Into the Doliping account.
Du Liping said that Du Yuhua's treatment cost has exceeded 300,000 yuan, and several operations are still needed. The follow-up treatment cost is still the most difficult issue.
"After the amputation of the left arm, the doctor originally planned to keep a little more for the prosthesis, but the amputation site has been infected and has been treated again. The right hand tendon is damaged and the fingers are inflexible, and several operations are needed to make the right hand functional." Du. Liping said the child is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a month.
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