Three Phuket students hospitalised after falling ill at school
A 17-year-old girl and two other students were taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital after reporting breathing difficulties, muscle spasms and chest tightness.
Three students were taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital after falling ill at a school in Phuket, with one reporting rapid breathing, muscle spasms and chest tightness.
Rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation were called to the school at about 11am following reports of an emergency involving the students.
The first patient, a 17-year-old girl, was conscious but required urgent medical treatment. Two other students, aged 14 and 12, were also conscious and complained of chest tightness.
Rescue personnel gave first aid at the scene before transporting all three students to the hospital for examination, diagnosis and observation.
The cause of the symptoms was not immediately known and remained under investigation. No further information on the students’ conditions had been released.
