A quiet children’s game On the Croatian beach in the bay of Dubovica turned 10 days ago into a dramatic struggle for life after A 5-year-old girl bitten a corn-shaped spindle, writes. “It was an ordinary day on the beach. We were relaxing and the kids were playing at the cafe. The daughter came and said,” Something caught my leg. ” It was a viper. She was crying, she started vomiting, her skin pale, and the place around the bite was blue, ” She described Marta, the mother of a girl from Ukraine.
The child was immediately transported to the KBC Split. According to Yoška Markić, the head of the clinic of childhood diseases, The patient came in severe condition: “She was shocked, hemodynamically unstable and immediately taken to the intensive care unit, Where we started intensive treatment, ”he said. The girl got a serum against poison, but her condition worsened and a real threat of foot amputation appeared.
“For complications after the bite itself, surgical treatment was also necessary. This was done and stabilized after 72 hours. We moved the child from JIS to the Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, ”added Markić. The rescue came at the last minute thanks to the rapid intervention of the rescuers.
“About 40 minutes have passed from calling to the hospital. This means that care has been provided in record time, ”said Andrija Babić of the Rescue Service of the Split-Dalmat County. The mother admitted that the horrific experience would remember forever. “I believe it will never happen to anyone again, it was like a nightmare,” added. Fortunately, the story ended happily. At the same time, the KBC SPLIT assured that they have sufficient antidote supplies for similar cases during the summer months.
