GPHC’s Neurosurgery Dept. saves four gunshot-to-head patients in 4 months – INews Guyana
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Between ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐, the ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐๐) successfully treated and saved ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ who sustained ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ โ an extraordinary medical achievement by any global standard.
These patients presented with ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, and in some cases, ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ injuries that often prove fatal. Yet through emergency neurosurgical intervention, every one of them survived and was discharged in improved condition.
๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ โ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
A 21-year-old male sustained a right frontal comminuted depressed skull fracture, with multiple fragments suggestive of a warhead injury. He underwent emergency neurosurgery and was successfully discharged and is recovering at home.
๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ โ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐, ๐๐๐๐
A 46-year-old male presented with a right frontal open penetrating depressed skull fracture and underlying brain contusion. After urgent surgery, he was discharged in the care of the state on April 15th.
๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ โ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
A 27-year-old male sustained a right frontal open penetrating depressed skull fracture, with contusions. Emergency surgical management was successful, and he was discharged home.
๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ โ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
A 19-year-old male suffered a left occipital open penetrating skull fracture, with haemorrhagic contusions, multiple bone fragments, and metal foreign bodies in situ. He underwent emergency surgery and was discharged and is recovering well.
โ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, whose swift and expert intervention made the difference between life and death. Successfully managing even one such case is rare โ saving four within a four-month span is a remarkable ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐.
โก๏ธ We commend our Neurosurgery team for their dedication, precision, and life-saving expertise, and reaffirm our commitment to delivering the highest standard of trauma and emergency care in Guyana.
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