“Amputated student in San Pedro de Macoris regains mobility in some fingers”| Daily list

A 15-year-old student whose left arm was amputated 19 days ago while leaving a high school in San Pedro de Macoris received a medical discharge this Monday after undergoing a reconstruction and surgical rehabilitation process.

At this time, young Salvador B. After care, maintained by Gautier Hospital’s surgical department, includes First aid from a partner He later expressed his desire to become a doctor and has now progressed to being able to move some of his fingers.

“So far we can say that the hand has been reattached, it is already moving some fingers. There is still a lot to do, it is one step at a time, and now we have to take care of our hands,” said Armando José Holguin, director of the hospital.

Likewise, the doctor fierce mercedes, director of the surgery department, said that the percentage of hand movement recovery depends on the specific evolution of the patient, who already plans an appointment for two days; However, global statistics suggest otherwise 60 to 70 percent can be recovered.

In this particular case, Mercedes assured that the service was satisfactory because the oximetry, which he referred to as the arrival of oxygen at the fingertips, was one hundred percent, an indicator of evolutionary well-being.

“We are satisfied because the oximetry, the oxygen level that reaches the fingertip, is 100 percent, and this guarantees us that if we comply with the patient’s orders and the indications we are going to give, the results will be. Lasts”, he confirmed.

The victim’s mother, Ana Santana, said she felt “elated” for the support she received from the medical center and the blessed process that saw her son recover.

Detention Jail

The family also said they fully agree with the one-year detention due to the alias. Juan Manuel Sedanoalias “sleeve”, is one of those accused of what happened.