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Young English tourist saved in Cuba
HOLGUIN (AIN).— On Friday September 24, the
efficiency of the Cuban healthcare system saved the
life of a young English boy who was vacationing on
the island and who runderwent an emergency operation
at the Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja
hospital in this city in eastern Cuba.
The
eight-year-old boy was recovering satisfactorily
following surgical intervention carried out by a
multidisciplinary group to treat an obstruction of
one of his cerebrospinal fluid tracts.
The
edition of the provincial newspaper ¡Ahora!
on September 25 reported how the young boy arrived
in Cuba on Wednesday 22 together with his parents
and two siblings on a direct flight from the United
Kingdom in order to enjoy a second vacation at the
tourist resort of Guardalavaca in the province of
Holguín.
On
the journey to the hotel, the child, Blake Ray
suffered a convulsive fit, with foaming at the
mouth, rigidity and loss of consciousness, symptoms
that required his immediate transfer to the
emergency room at the local hospital.
At
the intensive unit, neurologist Josefa Mar González
confirmed that “Blake’s salvation was that he came
to Cuba on vacation.”
Brian Murton and his wife Karol Mary told how,
before coming to Cuba, they had taken young Blake to
see a local doctor in South Humberside on two
occasions, who recommended that their son make
regular trips to the bathroom, adding, “in that way
it should pass”.
Both
parents expressed their gratitude for the attention
offered to the family and the conscientious care
their son had received, describing the Cuban
healthcare system as excellent and very
professional.
Following his positive recovery Blake has been
discharged from hospital to continue his interrupted
vacation.
Established 22 years ago, the Octavio de la
Concepción y de la Pedraja general teaching hospital
provides all kinds of medical specialties, an
intensive care unit and has a 95% survival rate.
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