In La Pampa, a one-year-old baby was bitten by a venomous snake on Friday. The girl was inside her house in the town of 25 de Mayo when she was attacked by the reptile. Her parents immediately took her to the local hospital, and she was referred from the emergency room to the San Lucas Pediatric Clinic in Neuquén.. This is the same specimen that attacked several people in Zapala and Cutral Có.
The last friday, Sofia, a one-year-old baby, was attacked by a coral snake. Local media reported that the minor was rushed by her family to Jorge Ahuad Hospital and was then referred to the San Lucas pediatric clinic in Neuquén.
The medical team that treated her explained that they had to work around the clock while waiting for the referral or medication.. “If it is a microrus (coral snake) we have a 3-hour period before shock and more with a 9kg baby,” explained Dr. César Silveira to local media.
A protocol was immediately activated to locate a health center that had the specific antivenom. «We spoke with the Posadas Hospital, the Favaloro Hospital, MIlas in Santa Rosa and finally we found a referral for the baby to the San Lucas Clinic in Neuquén. With the help of Castro Rendón who provided the serum management, it was possible to start Sofía’s treatment and stabilize her,” she said.
During the transfer from May 25 to Neuquén, Sofía suffered cardiorespiratory arrest upon arriving at Cinco Saltos and refractory shock a few meters from Centenario. Finally, the baby was hospitalized in Neuquén and her health condition is serious even though she no longer needs the respirator to which she was connected.
After the case came to light, local authorities alerted the population about this type of snake because It is one of the most poisonous species in the country.
“Corals are the most colorful and are not aggressive, although their venom is very powerful, poisoning is not common,” they explained. «There are about seven species of corals, they live among leaf litter and dry logs. The size varies between 0.40 and 1.10 meters in length,” they added.
They also released a map with the places where this snake can be found.: However, La Pampa is not included, which is why it generated an alert that it appeared on May 25.
A poisonous snake bit people in Centenario and they set up an operation to save them
The situation was reported by the Emergency Secretary, Luciana Ortiz Luna, who thanked the health personnel involved in the operation. She highlighted that the tScraping of the blisters was done in less than two hours.
From Centenario Digital they indicated that they were two young people bitten by the snake. At first they were taken to the local hospital and then they were referred to the most complex hospital in the province, Castro Rendón, in Neuquén capital.
They pointed out that the vials had to be sent from other cities because there were not enough doses since they had been used in one girl who, days before, had suffered a similar condition.
The media detailed that the young people They remained hospitalized for observation.