A Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong needed 20 stitches and spent three days in hospital after she pricked her finger while removing the scales of a fish.
The worker, named Minda, works in Happy Valley and was preparing her employer’s dinner when she accidentally pricked her finger on the scales of a fish, reports sunwebhk.com, a news portal for Filipinos in Hong Kong.
After three days, Minda’s left hand was badly swollen. Her employer gave her some medicine but the swelling did not go down and she had a fever.
Minda then went to see a doctor, who discovered that her wound had an infection. She was sent to hospital, where she received 20 stitches and was kept in for three days.
When she was discharged, Minda’s employer paid for the hospital bill and her medication. Minda said her husband, who also works in Hong Kong, would be taking care of her while she recovers.
Lucky for her that someone will be taking care of her.. And her employer is supportive… Just a scary thought if that happens to a helper with stingy employer… Get well soon kabayan
ganyan nangyari sa.akin na hospital ako ng 1 week sa ruttongee infected kaya dapat pag natusok ka ng isda kung walang dugo pisilin at sabunin
It happened to me bago ako umuwi ng pinas last february. Ang sakit namaga at nagnana kung tutuusin sobrang babaw lang pagkakatusok. Sabi ng nanay ko hanggang hindi naalis ang nana hindi mawawala ang maga. At totoo nga mother’s knows best, pinisil ko hanggat di naubos ang nana at presto! Gumaling ????
Always careful when clean the fish..specially live one from the tunk.they contain live bacteria..if you guys get cuts from the fish make sometime to press your wound.let the blood go out until the color is change.that way the bacteria will not mixe up inside your body.wash it with soap.when you finish in the kitchen put alcohol on your wound.i use to put some salt to the fish when i clean it.that way the bacteria will die.
She’s gonna be terminated or die with her wounds, she is blessed to have a very considerate employer.
Hope she will be fine.get well soon kabayan.
I have experienced the same incident my finger was swollen after fricked and a few weeks, what I’m gonna do is I opened the swollen parts to clean inside and I found a piece of fish bone it it, after that when I put some medicine my finger will get better
It happen to me that also .my boss quikly ask me c doctor….luckily not totally infected by a take a med for 1 wik.