EC Paediatrics

Case Report Volume 11 Issue 8 - 2022

Electrical Injury and Drowning in a Pediatric Patient. Case Report

Minutti Galeazzi Stefano1, Leon Lopez Magdalena2, Coral-Garcia Miguel Angel3, Lopez Santos Hector Alfonso4, Perez Dosal Marcial5, Barbosa Contreras Meylin6 and Martinez Tovilla Yaneth7*

1Medical Intern, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla School of Medicine (BUAP)/ "Dr. Eduardo Vazquez Navarro" Puebla General Hospital, Puebla, Mexico

2Pediatrics Department in Hospital General de Puebla "Dr. Eduardo Vazquez Navarro", Puebla, Mexico

3Department of Medical Writing, Universidad de la Salud del Estado de Puebla (USEP)/Master, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP)/Tesist, Laboratorio Internacional EPIGEN, Puebla, Mexico

4Direction of the Physician and Surgeon Degree, Universidad de la Salud del Estado de Puebla/Pediatrics Service, Child Rehabilitation and Teleton Integration Center, Puebla, Mexico

5Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burned Victims Unit of Puebla Health Services, Hospital para el Nino Poblano de Puebla, Mexico

6Doctor, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

7Pediatrics Department at Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP)/Academic Secretariat, Universidad de la Salud del Estado de Puebla (USEP), Puebla, Mexico

*Corresponding Author: Martinez Tovilla Yaneth, Pediatrics Department at Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP)/Academic Secretariat, Universidad de la Salud del Estado de Puebla (USEP), Puebla, Mexico.
Received: June 24, 2022; Published: July 28, 2022



Introduction: Burns and drowning are among the leading causes of death caused by unintentional injuries. The objective of this report is to present the general aspects of these pathologies, as well as to recognize the importance of early basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation and prevention.

Clinical Case: Pediatric patient who suffered a thermal trauma injury due to electricity and drowning. She was admitted to a private hospital with cardiorespiratory arrest (ventricular fibrillation), where the initial treatment was provided, later on she was transferred to the General Hospital of Puebla “Dr. Eduardo Vázquez Navarro” (Puebla, Mexico) she continued her treatment in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The patient progressed towards improvement.

Discussion: Comprehensive management was available with emphasis on the neurological and cardiovascular systems, which are usually the most affected according to literature.

Conclusion: Drowning and burns are complex pathologies that require a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals for their management. Prevention measures are required that are included in public health policies in our country. They are conditions rarely seen together that represent a challenge of approach and treatment for all health personnel.

Keywords: Burn; Electricity; Drowning

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Martinez Tovilla Yaneth., et al. Electrical Injury and Drowning in a Pediatric Patient. Case Report. EC Paediatrics  11.8 (2022): 68-74.