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Maria de Fátima Barbosa Greca, 63, was bitten by a snake in front of her house in Itanhaém (SP) and suffered two blows (blows) because of the poison. She is admitted to an ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
According to relatives, the old woman was opening the front door of the house when she accidentally stepped on the baby snake of the jararacuçu species, which bit her on the heel. The woman yelled the name of her son, who ran out to see what had happened. Soon after, she was taken to the hospital. In contact with TwitterMaria’s daughter, Danielle Greca, says there are no details about the mother’s health status yet.
“Yesterday the doctor said that he cannot give a diagnosis, because he needs to wait 72 hours. But she is intubated, sedated, because she underwent brain surgery,” he explains.
Danielle complains about the lack of care that the city has with the city and said that it was not the first time that snakes appeared in the place where the mother lives. “There is a lack of cleanliness, maintenance of vacant lots and streets,” he says.
The victim, who had had the first stroke at the time of the bite, was transferred this Thursday to the Jardim Sabaúna Emergency Unit and received antibiotic serum to neutralize the poison. Soon after, her arm and leg began to tingle, and the second stroke was identified.
The doctor identified that the patient was weak and decided to intubate her. Family members say she stayed in the same room as the Covid-19 patients and couldn’t enter to see her.
“The UPA in Itanhaém has an emergency room. It has a written message that is specific due to the covid-19 wing,” says Maria’s daughter.
Maria de Fátima Barbosa Greca, 63, was bitten by a snake in front of her house, in Itanhaém (SP)
Image: Personal Archive / Daniella Greca
Greca tried to understand why the mother came to the same space with patients infected with the coronavirus, but did not get an answer.
“They didn’t give any justification. She went in through the side door, sent her back from the front, did the search and put her in the room.
Concerned, the family tried to transfer the victim, but were initially unable to find a place. At the end of Friday afternoon, a vacancy appeared at the Irmã Dulce Hospital, in Praia Grande. Upon arriving there, the doctor evaluated the condition and decided to have surgery due to a clot in the head.
Jararacuçu causes 80% of workplace accidents in Brazil
Dr. Mariana Cavalari explains that between 80% and 90% of snakebites in Brazil are caused by this type of snake, the Jararacuçu (BOTHROPS), and that its venom is characterized by its cytotoxic, vasculotoxic and coagulant action.
“The symptoms depend from person to person and the type of poison, the severity of the accident and the previous clinical conditions of the patient, such as comorbidities, are taken into account. There may be local manifestations such as pain, redness or swelling, and systemic manifestations such as bleeding. When the manifestations are systemic, the most frequent disorder is blood clotting, this disorder can lead to gingival bleeding, bloody urine and even hemorrhagic stroke ”, says the doctor.
“That is because in the venom of these snakes there is an enzyme that interacts with an important protein in the role of blood clotting, prothrombin, with this we have an anticoagulant effect on the blood. When a rapid therapy with antibiotic serum is carried out, these toxins and enzymes are neutralized, improving and reversing this coagulopathy picture ”, he adds.
The biologist Thomaz Girotto, better known as Bicho Paulistano, explains that the jararacuçu is one of the largest jararaca species, if not the largest, and is found in the southeast, in the Atlantic Forest region and also in Paraguay. The animal is responsible for a large part of snake bites because it has a different defense and / or attack method than other snakes.
“The jararaca does not warn with bells like rattlesnakes. On the other hand, the coral, despite having a very dangerous poison, lives buried and has a small mouth. And there is a surucucu that also has a powerful poison, but it is very difficult for it to happen, because it is very large. So the jararacas have this high accident rate because people [quase] he does not always see, because the animal is hidden ”, he details.
“It is important that the bitten people do not tourniquet and do not suck the venom site. Stay calm, hydrate, and seek medical help to apply the antibiotic serum. Jararaca poisons are myotoxic, that is, they necrotize muscle fibers and it is hemorrhagic and can cause bleeding ”, he adds.
The City Council denies that the patient has been placed in the covid-19 wing
Wanted by Twitter, the Itanhaém City Council stated, in a note, that the UPAs receive emergency patients through the Mobile Emergency Service (SAMU) or in person and, after a screening, they are divided according to severity.
The city also explains that the initial process of attention and analysis of the information makes everyone follow the same flow, however, it affirms that the fact that patients with covid-19 are sent to the same place as people with other diseases.
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