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Herida penetrante en región anterior del cuello en un adulto angolano / Stab wound in anterior region of neck in an Angolan adult
Santisteban Aguilera, Francisca; Betancourt Serrano, María.
  • Santisteban Aguilera, Francisca; Hospital Provincial Docente Saturnino Lora Torres. Santiago de Cuba. CU
  • Betancourt Serrano, María; Hospital Provincial Docente Saturnino Lora Torres. Santiago de Cuba. CU
Medisan ; 17(9): 5091-5096, set. 2013.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-687241
RESUMEN
Se describe el caso clínico de un paciente de 52 años de edad, quien en un intento de suicidio se hizo una herida penetrante en el cuello con un objeto cortante que le provocó sección de la laringe. A pesar de no disponerse de todos los recursos materiales necesarios, la atención inmediata y el trabajo coordinado de los integrantes de un equipo multidisciplinario, integrado por médicos cubanos que laboraban en el Hospital Provincial "Dr. Agostinho Neto" de la República Popular de Angola, permitió hacer un diagnóstico precoz y aplicar el tratamiento oportuno, gracias a lo cual se logró la recuperación total del enfermo y su reincorporación a su medio social y familiar.
ABSTRACT
The case report of a 52-year-old patient is described who in a suicide attempt made himself a stab wound in his neck with a sharp object that caused section of the larynx. Despite lack of all the necessary material resources, emergency care and coordinated work of members of a multidisciplinary team, formed by Cuban doctors working in "Dr Agostinho Neto" Provincial Hospital of the Popular Republic of Angola, allowed to make an early diagnosis and administer timely treatment, by which the patient´s full recovery and his return to his family and social environment were achieved.

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Screening study Language: Spanish Journal: Medisan Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Provincial Docente Saturnino Lora Torres/CU

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Screening study Language: Spanish Journal: Medisan Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Provincial Docente Saturnino Lora Torres/CU