Five Tyumen doctor lifesaving stories
Routine checkups can reveal dangerous conditions early, improving outcomes and reducing intensive treatment.
What often seems almost routine to doctors is a genuine miracle to ordinary Tyumen residents. These stories, unfortunately, rarely get noticed, so we’ve gathered five uplifting accounts of doctors who saved Tyumen residents in the most critical situations.
By the way, it doesn’t always happen on the operating table: sometimes trouble can be averted during a routine visit. How that happens is told in our selection.
Two simultaneous operations for a badly injured teenager
Surgeons, neurologists and trauma specialists coordinated simultaneous procedures to stabilize the injured teenager.
A serious traffic accident occurred in Tyumen (Russia). The victim — a 16-year-old boy — had fractures of the ulna and radius, as well as abdominal and head injuries. He was urgently taken to Oblastnaya Klinicheskaya Bolnitsa No. 2 (Tyumen Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2, OKB No. 2).
After assessing the young man’s condition, the doctors realized they would have to perform several operations at the same time.
— «Given the severity of our patient’s condition, we collectively decided to carry out single-stage surgical treatment with three teams,» said neurosurgeon Daniil Niginsky.
Thanks to coordinated actions, the specialists achieved what they planned: while surgeons removed the spleen and stopped internal bleeding in the abdomen, neurosurgeons removed a brain hematoma. Only after that did traumatologists begin work on the arm — they fixed the forearm fracture with titanium pins.
The boy was saved.
Back pain that turned out to be cancer
The oncologist’s insistence led to timely diagnosis and therapy for a localized prostate tumor.
This story is about persistence. Tyumen resident Alexander had long suffered from back pain but didn’t see doctors. In the end, his wife did it for him: she went to Poliklinika No. 5 (City Polyclinic No. 5) and described the man’s problems.
Unexpectedly, the story caught the attention of oncologist Anton Naletov — the doctor suspected the patient’s problems might be far more serious than they seemed at first glance. Anton took the initiative and called the patient himself to invite him for an exam. Finally, it worked — Alexander came to the hospital.
It turned out the back pain was a sign of stage II prostate cancer. According to the doctor, the tumor was found in time, still localized within the prostate and without metastases. At this stage, the disease responds well to treatment.
Thanks to this visit, treatment began in time. Alexander is now under medical follow-up — he shows no signs of disease.
Saved from hornets
Air ambulance crew reached a remote forester in anaphylactic shock after multiple hornet stings.
A real action scene — with wild insects and a helicopter — unfolded in Vagaisky District (Tyumen Oblast, Russia). A forester was patrolling his assigned area and fell victim to hornets — the insects stung him, sending him into anaphylactic shock.
What is it?
Anaphylactic shock is a sudden, severe allergic reaction. It can quickly be fatal if the patient does not receive timely help.
An air ambulance helicopter — sanaviatsiya (air ambulance) — urgently flew out to him. On board were commander Dinar Khasanov, copilot Alena Tereshchenko, flight engineer Alexander Serdtsev and paramedic Natalia Ishimtseva.
— «This is an extremely rare case in air ambulance practice. In such situations every minute is worth its weight in gold. Remoteness, lack of communication, critical condition — all of this creates a threat to life,» noted Oleg Alymov, deputy chief physician for medical affairs and head of the Tsentr Meditsiny Katastrof po gorodu Tobolsku (Tobolsk Center for Disaster Medicine, Tyumen Oblast, Russia).
Natalia spent a full hour trying to save the stung forester, who was in critical condition — unconscious, with no blood pressure or pulse. In the end, the man was delivered to Hospital No. 3 in stable condition.
A rare inflammation that can cause suffocation
Ear, nose and throat specialists treat rare epiglottitis, which can quickly obstruct a patient’s airway.
The man in the photo came to Oblastnaya Bolnitsa No. 3 (Regional Hospital No. 3) with very unusual symptoms. He could not eat or drink at all and barely spoke because of very severe throat pain. What at first could be mistaken for a simple sore throat turned out to be a serious inflammation.
The Tyumen resident was diagnosed with epiglottitis — inflammation of the epiglottis, the small cartilage that closes the entrance to the airway during swallowing. Ear, nose and throat specialist Oksana Chapparova, who received the patient, said the disease can be caused by severe viral or bacterial infections.
— «In my practice this is the third case in many years. The disease is rare but insidious. If it is not recognized in time — it can cost a life,» she said.
Had the man not come to the doctor in time, it could have ended in death by asphyxiation. Fortunately, tragedy was avoided: Oksana Chapparova incised the abscess, relieving tension and preventing the spread of infection. The patient soon began to recover.
Clinical death
Paramedics restarted a man’s heart after myocardial infarction, restoring rhythm with defibrillation and ventilation.
It all started with stress: on 29 May, a 53-year-old Tyumen man reacted sharply to criticism and suddenly felt unwell. A thrombus detached and blocked a vessel. The result — a myocardial infarction.
The crew headed to the scene but got stuck in traffic — arrival time was 19 minutes. Nine minutes later the man worsened — he lost consciousness and fell into convulsions. This was clinical death.
«While my partner was attaching the electrodes, I performed chest compressions. We deliver a short electric shock. Successful. Then we intubate the trachea, supply oxygen and start infusion therapy. However, a life-threatening arrhythmia soon recurs. We deliver another shock, and within six minutes we manage to fully restore the heart rhythm,» said emergency medical service resident physician Nikita Chalkov.
It was his first resuscitation. He worked alongside an experienced paramedic, Viktoriya Kudryashova, who has been riding with the ambulance service for four years.
«My greatest thanks to everyone who pulled me back from the other side,» the rescued man told the Tyumen doctors.
Earlier we had already gathered similar stories about Tyumen doctors. In this piece we tell how they cured a nine-year-old girl from Tyumen of epilepsy, saved a man from Ishim at stage IV cancer, and found an ultra-rare kidney pathology.
