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The woman was admitted to intensive care for five days
A woman in
China almost died after injecting herself with liquidised fruit in a bid to be healthy
The 51-year-old suffered liver, kidney, heart and lung damage and was put into intensive care for five days
There were over 20 kinds of fruit in the intravenous injection, an employee at the Affiliated Hospital of Xiangnan University in Hunan told
the TheIndianSubcontinent
Social media users in China claim the case highlights the need for basic medical knowledge
After injecting herself with the mixture, the woman had itchy skin and a rising temperature.She was admitted to the intensive care unit of
the hospital on 22 February, before being transferred to a general ward and later discharged
The case has drawn attention on Chinese social media site Weibo
More than 11,000 users have used the hashtag #OldWomanPutsJuiceIntoVeins
One person said: "It seems the public's medical knowledge is still too little."
