MMH sheds light on proper first-aid for people with Brittle Bone Disease

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      Taiwan Church News

      3056 Edition

      September 20~26, 2010

       

       

      MMH sheds light on proper first-aid for people with Brittle 
Bone Disease 

       

      Reported by Lin Yi-ying

      Written by Lydia Ma

      Photo by Lin Yi-ying

       

       



      To educate the public on how to care and help people with 
Osteogenesis 

      imperfecta (OI), also known as Brittle Bone Disease), OI 
Association held a 

      concert and informational session at Mackay Memorial Hospital 
(MMH) on 

      September 18, 2010. 

       



      Both OI Association and MMH stressed that the best ways to help 
people with OI 

      in case of emergency and without accidentally causing bone 
injury is to simply 

      ask, “how can I help you?” and wait for a response.

       



      A few years ago in Taiwan, a child with OI was injured at 
school and later died in 

      the hospital when a classmate who was carrying him up a flight 
of stairs slipped 

      and fell during a rainy day. This tragedy resulted in a lawsuit 
filed by the child’s 

      family against the classmate. The whole ordeal resulted in many 
parents thinking 

      twice about encouraging their children to be caring and helpful.

       



      To help reverse the tide, OI Association is now raising public 
awareness and 

      emphasizing that people with OI aren’t as fragile as we may 
have been led to 

      believe. In a short clip it has been distributing to raise 
awareness, MMH 

      pediatricians explain the cause of OI and why it makes OI 
patients prone to 

      fracture their bones.

       



      MMH and OI Association’s goal is to educate the public against 
becoming 

      passive bystanders when an OI patient needs their help. “Please 
don’t drag your 

      feet in helping us. As long as you do it right, as long as you 
first ask us “how can I 

      help you?”, you can all be OI patients’ guardian angels!”, OI 
Association’s CEO 

      Tsai Shu-huei said.

       



      She also cautioned the public against moving OI patients in 
case of injury or 

      accident and urged them to call 119 instead so that paramedics 
can help, and 

      while waiting, she reminded them to keep the injured person 
conscious, warm, 

      and hydrated.

       

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