Lalaking nahulog mula sa ikalawang palapag, nakunan ng CCTV | Pinoy MD
Aired (September 9, 2023): Sa isang video, kuhang-kuha ang pagkakahulog ng isang construction worker mula sa ikalawang palapag ng ginagawang bahay. Tumama ang kanyang ulo at balikat sa semento. Ano nga ba ang dapat gawin sa mga ganitong sitwasyon? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 The 56-year-old Ruel is the man in the video.
00:04 He has been a construction worker for more than two decades.
00:07 He is used to this kind of work and usually, he only works on small constructions in houses.
00:16 That's why Ruel doesn't wear safety equipment like hard hats.
00:23 It's because it's near. If it's far away, it's really a safety.
00:30 Helmets are really for faraway work.
00:33 If you're going up, you really need a helmet because you're safe.
00:37 That day, he was changing a house.
00:41 Because of the wrong step, Ruel suddenly fell while on top of the scaffolding.
00:51 I was just going to cross over because I was about to finish the other side.
00:56 I just jumped and suddenly fell.
00:59 From the second floor of the house, which is 9 feet high,
01:04 Ruel's head and the back of his head first hit the cement.
01:10 I was surprised when I fell.
01:18 Ruel didn't even have five seconds to get up.
01:22 I fell and I got up right away.
01:26 This is the only thing that really hurts because it's a lump.
01:29 Ruel still finished his work.
01:33 But when he got home, he felt weak.
01:37 Because of the budget, he couldn't consult a doctor.
01:44 I only have money to pay for my studies.
01:48 Almost two months after the accident,
01:52 we brought Ruel to Dr. Gerald Justo, a neurosurgeon.
01:58 We're looking for abnormal exam results.
02:02 It means that there's a possible part of the brain that was affected.
02:07 We're actually considering if there's a part of the brain that has blood
02:15 or a part of the brain that has a lump because of the fall.
02:20 Don't look away from my finger.
02:22 Did you have a hard time following?
02:25 Why did you have a hard time?
02:27 Did you have a double vision?
02:29 Where did you have a double vision?
02:31 When you look to the left or right?
02:33 Left.
02:35 Dr. Gerald noticed that Ruel was having a hard time with one of his examinations.
02:41 There's a part of the brain called cranial nerves.
02:46 Those are the nerves that control the movement of the eyes.
02:50 Sometimes, when he has a slight injury or a lump or a fall because of a fall,
02:58 there can be abnormalities.
03:01 But for him, what we call a diplopia is when you have a double vision.
03:08 It's a possible symptom that one of the nerves is not functioning.
03:13 So, it's possible that he'll tell us that there's a problem, but it's not very specific.
03:20 It's a big problem that's in the patient's head.
03:24 We're looking for if in the future, the symptoms are still persistent
03:30 or if he'll lose his vision.
03:32 Because of his age, he doesn't need to undergo a CT scan.
03:38 We're looking for a fit criteria for a CT scan.
03:43 The criteria usually, the patient is more than 65 or equal to 65 years old.
03:50 These are the patients who have a high risk for diseases like hemorrhage in the brain,
03:59 or blood in the brain.
04:00 According to Dr. Maldonado,
04:02 the nerves in the body are the most affected when a person's brain changes.
04:07 The most common are times when their sense of smell is lost
04:13 because the nerve that controls the sense of smell is in the part of the brain near the nose.
04:21 The second most common is the so-called facial nerve,
04:24 the nerve that controls the movement of our smile, the muscles of facial expression.
04:31 It's also possible that the cause of death is a head injury.
04:39 If we don't catch those, he might be able to close his brain.
04:45 And if it's not addressed, the brain can be closed.
04:52 If that happens, the person can be fully comatose and die.
04:57 The doctor's advice is that if a person has a head injury, don't get up immediately.
05:04 Let the patient feel himself first.
05:07 Because if the patient is awake and he is the one who is moving,
05:12 we don't have control over the patient.
05:15 But it's better to call medical personnel to evaluate the patient.
05:21 If the patient is unconscious or has a headache after the accident,
05:24 go to the nearest hospital.
05:27 That means that there is a high pressure inside the brain.
05:32 So the doctor needs to evaluate and if necessary,
05:38 the patient needs to be CT scanned to know what's happening inside the brain.
05:42 Is it also true that patients are not allowed to sleep after the brain is affected?
05:48 They can sleep.
05:51 But the patient needs to be monitored if he or she is awake.
05:55 If there is swelling or buccal in the head,
06:00 cold compress is a good first aid.
06:04 It is recommended to apply cold compress to lessen the swelling inside the head.
06:12 But cold compress is only for the scalp, outside the blood vessels.
06:20 For those like Ruel who works in high places,
06:25 he uses a hard hat.
06:27 This is for safety.
06:29 Because we don't know what can happen.
06:32 And it also lessens the risk of having a headache.
06:39 Meanwhile, after the neurological exam done by Ruel,
06:43 according to the doctor, the result of the exam is normal.
06:47 And there is no significant effect of the swelling in his head.
06:51 He doesn't have any significant neurological findings.
06:55 That's the situation that we don't need to worry about.
07:02 Although there are still situations that we need to monitor.
07:08 But we need to be careful so that our body is more safe.
07:12 There are times when danger is inevitable.
07:19 That's why it's important to be alert at all times.
07:22 Wear safety gear in dangerous jobs to ensure our safety
07:28 or to reduce the possible risk of injury.
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