RESUMO
During the XVII Central American and Caribbean Sports Games held in Ponce in 1993 the health services offered to the Puerto Rico Delegation included medical, dental and psychological assistance, physical therapy and services on the playing field. Information about the use of these services was obtained from the encounter sheets. The Puerto Rican delegation of 750 members had 1,800 encounters with the health team; 612 (34.0 per cent ) individual consults; 896 (54.8 per cent ) physical therapy sessions; 166 (9.2 per cent ) encounters in the sports venues; and 36 (20 per cent ) group therapies. The most common diagnoses were athletic injuries (304; 58.2 per cent ) and diseases of the respiratory system (76; 14.5 per cent ). The most frequent athletic injuries were first degree strains (75; 24.7 per cent ) and tendinitis (73, 24.0 per cent ). This pattern is similar to that observed in other sports games and delegations with mild conditions prevailing. An interdisciplinary work and biopsychosocial approach will be important for the better health and performance of our athletes
Assuntos
Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Traumatismos em Atletas/terapia , Infecções Respiratórias/terapia , Serviços de Saúde , Região do Caribe , América Central , México , Porto RicoRESUMO
La incidencia de abscesos pulmonares ha aumentado en los últimos años. Esto se ha correlacionado al aumento en poblaciones de pacientes alcohólicos e inmunocomprometidos quienes están a mayor riesgo de aspiración debido a alteraciones en el estado de conciencia. Los orgnaismos encontrados más comunmente causando estos abscesos son bacterias anaeróbicas de las vías respiratorias altas acompañados de otras bacterias que son parte de la flora indígena nasofaringeal. El tratamiento actual de estos pacientes es médico, siendo el antibiótico de elección la penicilina o la clindamicina. En circustancias especiales hay que recurir a tratamiento quirúrgico