According to the Adão Pereira Nunes Municipal Hospital, Juliana Rangel’s health condition remains serious, but with progressive improvement
Juliana Leite Rangel, 26 years old, shot with a rifle by PRF (Federal Highway Police) agents on December 24, is beginning to wake up and is already responding to stimulation, according to a medical bulletin released this Wednesday (Dec 1, 2024) . The young woman has been hospitalized at HMAPN (Hospital Municipalizado Adão Pereira Nunes), in Duque de Caxias (RJ), since the night she was shot.
The city hall, through the Municipal Health Department and the hospital management, reported that her health condition remains serious, but with progressive improvement.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the skull. According to the medical bulletin released at 11:30 am, Juliana underwent a tracheostomy on December 30th. Since then, sedation and mechanical ventilation have been reduced, and she has presented “good answer” to these changes, says the report.
From a neurological point of view, reflexes are preserved. The hospital says it is not yet possible to carry out a complete assessment of the level of consciousness or determine whether there will be permanent sequelae.
“The process of weaning from sedation and mechanical ventilation will continue according to the patient’s tolerance. She continues to be monitored by the neurosurgery and thoracic surgery service together with a multidisciplinary team.”completed the bulletin. Read the full text at the end of this text.
The victim was going with his family of 5 people to spend Christmas at his relatives’ house in Itaipu, Niterói, metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, when the car was hit by several shots fired by PRF agents, near Duque de Caxias, around 9 pm on the 24th, Christmas Eve.
Read the full bulletin:
“Note updated on 01/01/2025, at 11:30 am*
“The City of Duque de Caxias, through the Municipal Health Department and management of the Hospital Municipalizado Adão Pereira Nunes (HMAPN), informs that the patient Juliana Leite Rangel, 26 years old, who was admitted to the unit on the night of 12/24/ 2024, victim of a gunshot wound (PAF) in the skull region, according to the latest medical bulletin this Wednesday (01/01), remains in serious general condition, but maintaining progressive clinical improvement.
The management of HMAPN also informs that she remains on mechanical ventilation, with a tracheostomy being performed on 12/30. He continues on a protocol to reduce sedoanalgesia and mechanical ventilation, showing a good response to this reduction in support. From a neurological point of view, the patient maintains preserved reflexes, waking up, responding to stimuli, but still without adequate interaction, making it impossible to completely assess the level of consciousness or assess possible permanent sequelae.
The process of weaning from sedation and mechanical ventilation will continue according to the patient’s tolerance.
It continues to be monitored by the neurosurgery and thoracic surgery service together with a multidisciplinary team.”
