Doctor bitten by snake during waterfall bath in MT is airlifted to SP | Mato Grosso

Dieynne was admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since Sunday (31) after being bitten by a Jararaca snake during a bath in the Serra Azul Waterfall, in Nobres, 151 km from Cuiabá (MT).

The family said they opted for the transfer because the Cuiabá hospital beds are full from the Covid-19 pandemic and the medical specialists are overloaded. He underwent a blood transfusion Thursday afternoon.

The expectation is that Saugo has an arm surgery this Friday (4). The family makes a kitten online to pay for travel and admission costs to the city of São Paulo. Family members explained that the doctor’s health plan is state-owned and does not cover hospitalization outside of Mato Grosso.

On Tuesday (1st), the doctor underwent a tracheostomy procedure (small opening in the windpipe) to unblock the airways, which were 70% compromised.

He arrived at the Municipal Hospital of Cuiabá (HMC) vomiting blood and edema. After receiving the antivenom, she was referred to the Hospital Complex.

The place where the incident occurred is more than 150 km from the hospital. It took them about 3 hours to get to the health unit to apply the serum.

The coordinating doctor of the Antivenom Center of Mato Grosso (Ciave), José Antônio de Figueiredo, said that the doctor’s case is considered serious.

He explained to the G1 that Dieynne had bites on her face and neck. According to him, the airways were compromised due to swelling in these regions, which ended up affecting the patient’s breathing.

Dieynne was touring one of the Nobres sights when the incident occurred. The snake fell with the waterfall and hit the doctor just below.

A video recorded at the time of the accident shows the doctor calling for help (see above).

According to the family statement, Dieynne was bitten twice and the injured sites are swollen.

The Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was called and the family was found on the way to the hospital. She was referred to the Municipal Hospital of Cuiabá (HMC) to receive the serum and was later transferred to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital in the capital.

In a note, Parque Sesc Serra Azul, responsible for the tourist attraction, reported that the inn’s health team was called immediately, gave all the guidance and has been following the case ever since. In addition, a nurse and a doctor from Sesc Pantanal have been following the case since Sunday.

Some netizens criticized the lack of antivenom in the inn itself to address these incidents.

However, the State Health Secretariat (SES-MT) reported, in a note, that it is not aware of legislation that requires inns and spas near the Environmental Preservation Area (APA) to provide anti-pid serum in case of an incident. with animal bites. poisonous.

“The antivenom serums are only available in hospital units with rear guard for possible complications, since the application of the compound must be done under medical supervision”, he explains.

The Park said that since its operation in December 2011, when the unit was opened to the public, this is the first time that an accident of this nature has occurred.