Caracterización de accidente ofídico en el Hospital Martín Icaza período 2016 del cantón Babahoyo provincia de Los Ríos
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2017
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Graduados
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El accidente ofídico es la lesión resultante de la mordedura de una serpiente, en el caso de ofidios venosos se puede producir inoculación de veneno constituyéndose además en ofidiotoxicosis. Su valor en salud pública está dado por tener un país tropical con ambientes apropiados de hábitat de diversidad de ofidios venenosos, por lo que se realizó un estudio transversal con el objeto de identificar las características epidemiológicas de los pacientes con accidentes ofídicos que acuden al Hospital Martin Icaza del periodo Enero a diciembre 2016, el universo del estudio quedo conformado por 57 pacientes que presentaron mordeduras durante este periodo, estudiando las variables, sexo, edad, procedencia, manifestaciones clínicas y actividad laboral, como medidas de resumen se utilizaron números absolutos, se utilizaron métodos teóricos y empíricos, dentro de la modalidad se obtuvo como resultados que la mayor población afectada es la de la Provincia de Los Ríos, siendo esta la de mayor número de afectados, en el sexo tuvo su predominio el sexo masculino y el grupo etario de 20 a 49 años. CONCLUSIÓN: los principales factores de riesgo detectados fueron las actividades agrícolas influenciadas por el incumplimiento de las prendas de protección, conocimiento del riesgo expuesto debiendo encontrar mecanismos para la atención inmediata y adecuada de estos eventos.
The ophidic accident is the lesion resulting from the bite of a snake, in the case of venous ophidios, poison inoculation can be produced, constituting, in addition, ophidiotoxicosis. Its value in public health is given by having a tropical country with appropriate habitat environments of diversity of poisonous snakes, for which a cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the epidemiological characteristics of patients with ophidic accidents that visited the Martín Icaza Hospital in January to December 2016. The population of the study consisted of 52 patients who presented bites during this period, studying the variables, sex, age, origin, clinical manifestations and work activity, as abstract measures absolute numbers were used, within the modality they were obtained results that the largest affected population is that of the Province of Los Ríos, the number of affected, the predominantly male gender and the age group of 20 to 49 years. Conclusion: the main risk factors detected were agricultural activities influenced by noncompliance with the protective clothing, knowledge of the exposed risk and the search for mechanisms for the immediate and adequate attention of these events.
The ophidic accident is the lesion resulting from the bite of a snake, in the case of venous ophidios, poison inoculation can be produced, constituting, in addition, ophidiotoxicosis. Its value in public health is given by having a tropical country with appropriate habitat environments of diversity of poisonous snakes, for which a cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the epidemiological characteristics of patients with ophidic accidents that visited the Martín Icaza Hospital in January to December 2016. The population of the study consisted of 52 patients who presented bites during this period, studying the variables, sex, age, origin, clinical manifestations and work activity, as abstract measures absolute numbers were used, within the modality they were obtained results that the largest affected population is that of the Province of Los Ríos, the number of affected, the predominantly male gender and the age group of 20 to 49 years. Conclusion: the main risk factors detected were agricultural activities influenced by noncompliance with the protective clothing, knowledge of the exposed risk and the search for mechanisms for the immediate and adequate attention of these events.
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Mordeduras de serpientes, Hospital General Martín Icaza, Cantón Babahoyo, Ecuador