Habang naglalakad sa bukid kasama ang kanyang ama, biglang natuklaw ang 9 na taong gulang na si Xian ng hindi matukoy na ahas na naging sanhi sa pagputol dito. Ano kaya ang ahas na tumuklaw kay Xian? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 In San Vicente, Palawan, a 6-year-old boy was accidentally stabbed.
00:06 Due to their age, they did not know if this was a fatal wound.
00:12 But a few months later, a leg of the child had to be cut.
00:17 His parents are now thinking of the cause of this child's death.
00:22 This is what our cabrigada's Jonathan Andar has learned.
00:28 According to residents of Barangay Karuray in San Vicente, Palawan,
00:32 there is a monster in their area that is causing their suffering.
00:37 We don't see these animals easily because, like us, it's a dark and remote area.
00:44 In Mayron, there are really monsters here, especially in Cabacawan,
00:48 like what they say, it's a ghost town.
00:50 That's where it really comes out.
00:52 The most feared monster is said to be lurking in the dark.
00:58 And the last one he found was the child of Sian.
01:02 On June 13 of last year, Sian accompanied his father to the forest to fly a kite.
01:16 They happened to know that Sian's simple joining with his father in the forest
01:22 will lead to the accident that will be the beginning of Sian's calvary.
01:28 He was stabbed by an uncharacteristic type of snake.
01:33 I was stabbed by a snake.
01:36 Because of the accident, Sian was injured in his left leg.
01:43 I was stabbed by a snake.
01:53 His father was close to each other, so he was worried about his son at that time.
01:59 I didn't see what happened.
02:01 The doctor said that it was a snake.
02:03 I ran to the hospital.
02:06 In the morning, we went to the hospital.
02:10 My wife took me to the hospital.
02:16 Sian was injured in his left leg that night of the incident.
02:22 The next day, Sian was having a hard time walking.
02:25 His legs were shaking, his skin was turning yellow, and his lips and face were turning pale.
02:30 His wife was able to take their son to the health center in their barangay.
02:34 They were also allowed to go to Puerto Princesa to get a wider area of the lung.
02:40 It was recommended that Sian be confined to a hospital in Puerto Princesa.
02:46 But because of the lack of money, they were able to take the child home to San Vicente.
02:52 A few days after they got home, the child's life was in danger.
02:58 His parents were alarmed and returned to the hospital in Puerto Princesa.
03:03 Sian was afraid of being stabbed by a snake.
03:08 He saw his teeth turn black.
03:15 According to the doctor who examined Sian, the child's wound was already infected.
03:21 He was operated on and his skin was cleaned and his legs turned black.
03:25 But because of the lack of money, and the parents saw that Sian's condition was getting worse,
03:31 they were allowed to take the child home to San Vicente.
03:35 Sian was also injured for more than a year.
03:40 Because of the danger of Sian's injury, the other parts of his leg were already broken.
03:47 With the help of a concerned citizen, Sian was brought to the hospital.
03:52 Sian was being observed and according to the doctor,
03:55 his problem would not be solved if his leg was not cut.
04:01 The first thing they said was that his leg was cut.
04:03 I didn't want to agree because I was afraid that I might be wrong.
04:13 Many told me that I should cut it because it might be an infection.
04:20 So I decided to cut his leg.
04:25 But what was the reason behind Sian's leg being cut?
04:31 We asked a general physician about this case.
04:38 It could be that his wound was infected before.
04:44 For example, he was bitten and neglected.
04:48 He was not given the right antibiotics and the right management.
04:52 We also observed that his leg was thin.
04:56 That's why the peripheral side of his leg was already broken.
05:00 Doctor, particularly in the case of Sian,
05:03 is it possible that he was bitten and his leg was not cut?
05:08 It's not necessary that his leg was cut.
05:11 Once bitten, you can give the right antibiotics,
05:15 the right antivenom if the snake is poisonous.
05:19 But it's not possible that his leg was cut.
05:21 Dr. Belandres added that if Sian's leg was not cut,
05:26 it could still be broken.
05:29 If we look at the veins and blood vessels,
05:34 it reached here.
05:36 So it means that if the circulation stops here,
05:39 it will be dead.
05:40 So the circulation is not good.
05:43 It will be broken.
05:45 And just last November 20,
05:50 Sian's operation was successfully performed.
05:53 I'm sad as a parent for what happened to him.
05:59 He couldn't walk,
06:02 he couldn't study.
06:05 He really wanted to study, but we couldn't do anything.
06:09 Because that's his situation.
06:11 My dream for him is to have an artificial leg
06:17 so that he can study and go to school.
06:22 I want to have artificial legs.
06:29 So that he can study and play.
06:35 Even though Sian's leg was not cut,
06:38 they are still thankful that the child's life was saved.
06:41 Our team also hired a herpetologist
06:46 or an expert on reptiles and other reptiles
06:48 that happened to the child.
06:50 In this case, there's a high chance that the child was bitten by
06:56 a potential pit viper.
06:58 It's a type of pit viper.
07:00 It's a predatory species of reptiles.
07:03 Normally, the result that you show
07:07 that happened to the child's leg
07:11 is usually the effect of
07:14 a predatory species of pit vipers.
07:16 These are called hemotoxic.
07:18 Although in general,
07:21 if a reptile is bitten by a human,
07:23 the effect depends on the person.
07:26 Even if it's not a predator,
07:28 there are people who react to bites,
07:31 whether it's a snake or an insect,
07:34 they can have an allergic reaction.
07:37 It depends on the person.
07:39 One of the first signs that we can say
07:42 that a pit viper is a snake
07:44 is through its head.
07:45 It's shaped like a heart or a triangle.
07:49 The pit viper's tail is also small
07:51 compared to other snakes.
07:52 And they're usually green.
07:56 Pit vipers are a type of venomous snake.
08:00 They're usually endemic species
08:02 that can only be found here in the Philippines.
08:05 Like in Palawan, there's a species
08:08 that can only be found there.
08:10 It's also different from what you see in Luzon,
08:12 or what you see in the Central Philippines
08:14 or in the Southern Philippines.
08:16 But their only difference is
08:18 that they're all venomous.
08:21 In the case of Sian,
08:22 there's a high possibility that
08:23 the victim was really a pit viper
08:26 because the effect of the bite
08:28 remained on his leg.
08:30 Hemotoxic attacks the blood cells.
08:37 And the effect is very localized.
08:39 Where a victim was bitten,
08:41 it's only in that area
08:44 that the tissues will gradually break.
08:48 This has a bad effect because it can lead to
08:51 what's called necrosis,
08:53 or the flesh will die
08:55 if you don't immediately give it a clean.
08:56 The pit viper's tail is different from the cobra's
09:01 because the cobra is very deadly.
09:02 There's a high chance that
09:04 if a victim was bitten by a cobra species,
09:08 there's a high chance that it will kill them.
09:11 Because it's directly on the nerves,
09:15 the nervous system, that the venom
09:19 of the cobra's leader affects.
09:20 But pit vipers also have that effect.
09:23 It depends on the condition of the body of the victim.
09:29 If the victim's body is strong,
09:32 he can fight it.
09:33 And the flesh or the local area
09:41 where he was bitten cannot be rotten.
09:44 We're here at the UP Institute of Biology
09:48 Museum of Vertebrae and Diversity.
09:50 There are animals here that are preserved,
09:53 including these snakes.
09:57 And there are also samples of vipers
10:00 that were bitten by the pit viper.
10:03 I'm here with Sir Paulo Kim,
10:06 the museum technician here at the UP Institute of Biology.
10:10 We have different types of pit vipers.
10:14 This is where I learned what to do
10:16 and what not to do
10:18 when a pit viper is bitten
10:20 or any other snake species.
10:23 The most advisable when it comes to
10:25 doing the first-keeper snakes,
10:27 snake bites specifically,
10:29 is to use a compression bandage.
10:31 If you're bitten by a snake,
10:33 you use a bandage to apply a certain pressure,
10:37 but not enough to cut the blood flow.
10:39 Around the arm,
10:41 it slows down the blood flow.
10:45 So apply that bandage there.
10:48 Another thing is to prevent
10:50 if the area where you were bitten
10:51 is lower than the heart.
10:53 If it's lower than the heart,
10:54 imagine the blood going up.
10:57 The blood flow will be slower
10:58 compared to the area where you were bitten.
11:00 The blood flow will be faster.
11:02 So keep the area of the bite lower than the heart
11:05 so that the venous system
11:09 and the rest of the body.
11:10 You should also rush to the hospital
11:13 and get the right medicine.
11:15 Those who were bitten by a snake
11:17 should avoid complications
11:19 that could result in the body of the victim
11:21 being cut off.
11:22 The wound should be thinned
11:24 if it's really badly injured.
11:26 A few days later,
11:30 after the pit viper was cut off,
11:32 we managed to get it back to the hospital.
11:35 The pit viper can't be brought back,
11:38 but to save the child's life,
11:41 we have a small gift for it
11:44 with the help of the local government,
11:46 the Panlalawigan ng Palawan.
11:47 We at the Provincial Social Welfare
11:50 and Development Office
11:52 are here to provide cash assistance.
11:55 Aside from this,
11:56 they will be directed to the district
11:59 to measure the prosthesis.
12:02 Whatever expenses or needs
12:05 the provincial government of Palawan
12:08 will provide.
12:10 After leaving the hospital,
12:12 the mother went to an institution in Palawan
12:15 where she will be measured
12:16 for the prosthetic leg.
12:19 It will take three to six months
12:23 before the prosthetic leg
12:25 will be given to Sian.
12:27 That's why the child...
12:28 I will study for my PhD.
12:34 I will study hard for my PhD.
12:39 Despite the severe effects
12:44 of the pit viper,
12:46 it served as a lesson to his family.
12:50 The sudden arrival of his prosthetic leg
12:53 gave them hope,
12:56 especially as Christmas is coming.
12:59 I am Jonathan Andal,
13:02 and this is "Kasama sa Iisang Brigada."
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