Tewas Saat Minum Susu karena Gigi Palsunya Tertelan
Drinking Milk Died Due because His Dentures Swallowed
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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SEORANG pria berusia 82 tahun harus meregang nyawa gara-gara tersedak gigi palsunya sendiri setelah ia minum segelas susu.
Janda mendiang Zhang Qishan kepada koran harian China, Lianhe Wanbao bahwa dia melihat suaminya minum segelas susu dan tiba-tiba tersedak dan menggerak-gerakkan tangannya dengan panik.
"Saya tahu ia tersedak gigi palsunya. Jadi saya segera memintanya untuk meludahkan gigi palsu keluar," kata Peng Ahchun, sang istri seperti dilansir YourHealth.
Namun, dengan cepat wajah pria asal Singapura ini berubah jadi ungu dan ia tak lagi memiliki tenaga untuk meludahkan gigi palsunya.
Sang istri yang panik kemudian langsung berlari ke luar rumah untuk mencari bantuan dari tetangga mereka, yang bergegas mendatangi rumahnya untuk membantu Zhang, tapi yang ingin ditolong sudah membujur kaku di tempat tidur.
Pada saat ambulans tiba, Zhang sudah meninggal dunia.
"Semuanya terjadi tiba-tiba, saya sangat terkejut dan tidak terrpikir menggunakan telepon untuk meminta bantuan. Saya berlari untuk mencari tetangga, tapi ketika kembali ia sudah tidak bergerak," kenang Peng.
Dia mengaku kepada harian China, bahwa suaminya yang sudah renta sudah lama menderita sakit parah dan masalah medis yang beragam. Ia juga telah menderita lemah jantung dan sesak napas.
Sebulan sebelum kematiannya, nafsu makannya makin memburuk. Dia semakin sulit untuk menelan makanan padat. Kurangnya nafsu makan menyebabkan berat badannya menyusut drastis menjadi hanya 35 kg.
AN 82-year-old man choked to death last Tuesday after he drank a glass of milk and his dentures slipped down into his throat.
Mr Zhang Qishan´s 75-year-old widow told Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao that she saw him drink half a glass of milk before he suddenly started to make choking sounds and frantically moving his arms.
"I knew he had choked on his dentures. So I urgently asked him to spit his dentures out," Madam Peng Ahchun said.
However, Mr Zhang´s face had turned purple by then, and he did not have the strength left to spit it out.
His wife then flew into a panic and ran out of the house to get help from their neighbours, who rushed to the house to help Mr Zhang, only to find him lying motionless on the bed.
By the time the ambulance arrived, Mr Zhang had already passed away.
"Something like that suddenly happening, I was so shocked that I didn´t think to use the phone to call for help. I ran to find our Malay neighbours, but came back to find him not moving," Madam Peng said.
She told the Chinese daily that her husband, being advanced in age, suffered from poor health and various medical problems. She said his health had been deteriorating recently, and he had been suffering from a weak heart and shortness of breath.
A month before his death, his appetite started to become worse, and he found it increasingly difficult to swallow solid food. His poor appetite caused his weight to shrink dramatically to just 35kg.
