Isang bata, kinailangang putulin ang paa dahil sa kagat ng ahas! | Brigada - video Dailymotion

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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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