All students hospitalized this Friday in Matanzas for inhaling an “unidentified” substance, they were already discharged.
Although initially It was reported Of a smaller figure, in total there were 35 adolescents admitted for that cause at the Pediatric Hospital Eliseo Noel Caamaño, of the Matancera city, all students of the José Luis Dubrocq pre -University Institute, where the incident occurred.
Dr. Anaelis Santana Álvarez, Deputy Director of Medical Assistance of the Hospital, explained to the Cuban News Agency (ACN) That the patients received suffered fucking stinging, breathing difficulties, dizziness and drowsiness, and were treated according to the clinical picture they presented.
Four girls with arterial hypertension, vagal events and bronchial asthma were hospitalized in intermediate therapy, while 12 cases were entered in the respiratory room and the rest remained under observation, said the specialist.
According to the report, “during the permanence in the center the students did not present other symptoms other than the initials, and the complementary exams and X -rays carried out by the specialists did not show the presence of any substance in the blood or pulmonary route.”
Of the 35 hospitalized, 27 were discharged in the afternoon of his own Friday and the remaining eight this Saturday, according to The local newspaper Girón.
The media informs that on this day teachers and other workers have carried out cleaning and organization in the Matancero pre -university. In addition, he confirms that research on what happened is maintained.
In this regard, the ACN He points out that officers of the Ministry of Interior (Minint) and other specialists still investigate to define which substance caused the affectation and its origin.
The incident occurred yesterday, when students inhaled what was described as a “gas unknown ”while they were teaching.
The incident occurred near the tenth grade classrooms, located on the second floor of the center, but as a precaution it was decided to make the evacuation of all the students, the authorities then explained.
The majority of the students admitted to the hospital from the school, while the rest was then taken to the hospital by their parents for presenting symptoms associated with what happened.
