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A 42-year-old man was in critical condition this Monday afternoon in Ponte de Lima, after being bitten by an insect, which is suspected to be an Asian wasp.
According to the local Fire Department Commander, Carlos Lima, the victim “was walking in the company of his wife through the area of the ecovía in Bertiandos, when he suffered a bee sting, it is unknown of what type”, and shortly after he lost his Senses.
“He was unconscious. When the media arrived, he was in anaphylactic shock, in ventilatory arrest. The situation was reversed and the victim was stabilized by the Fire and SIV team in Ponte de Lima, and transported to the Viana do Castelo hospital” Commander Carlos Lima added: “The condition was very serious before being treated. In a few minutes he would have had a cardiac arrest.” “It was probably bitten by an Asian wasp, but both the rescue teams and the woman did not know how to need it. They know it was a bee, but they do not know what kind of bee,” said the official, adding that in Ponte de Lima. ” There have been, from time to time, velutina wasp stings, but in such extreme situations it is the first episode ”.
According to a source from the District Relief Operations Command (CDOS) of Viana do Castelo, at 4:57 p.m. the alert for this event was received on the Loureiro ecoway, in Bertiandos. Four operational personnel were present at the site, with two fire trucks, Ponte de Lima SIV and VMER do Alto Minho.
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