EsSalud: A 37-year-old man injured during the protests is in intensive care with a reserved prognosis

EsSalud Executive President, Arturo Orellanareported this Sunday that a 37-year-old man identified with RMA initialsseriously injured last night during clashes between police and protesters in downtown Lima, remains in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Guillermo Almenara hospital in stable condition but with a cautious prognosis.

in communication with RPP News, reported that the patient had arrived at Almenara Benefits Network He arrived from Miguel Grau Hospital with a severe head injury and was placed on a ventilator.

The official indicated that the wounded man underwent surgery early this Sunday morning, “decompressive craniotomy due to intracerebral hemorrhage.”

“He has stable vital functions, he is recovering in intensive care, stable, but with a wary prognosis,” he said.

Orellana said 11 patients who were admitted to the Almenara hospital with minor injuries on Saturday evening have already been discharged, and only the patient admitted to the intensive care unit remains in the medical center.

The head of EsSalud confirmed that Viktor Santisteban Yaksavilka A 55-year-old man who died during Saturday night’s protests was admitted to the hospital with a “blunt wound to the right retoauricular region, with fairly significant bleeding.”

He pointed out that the injury was caused by “a blow from a strong power element”, and indicated that the investigation of the National Police and the prosecutor’s office would establish what type of object was fatally injured. Santisteban Yaksavilka.

“He arrived alive, he was treated and, despite efforts, the patient died. The blow was very strong,” he said. RPP News.

The Homicide Squad is investigating the death of a protester.

The Ministry of the Interior (Mininter) expressed this Sunday its “deepest condolences” to the relatives of a citizen who died this Saturday during demonstrations in Lima and announced that the case is already under investigation by the Homicide Investigation Unit of the National Police along with the Public Ministry.

The ministry said that, according to a medical report from EsSalud, the deceased was being treated at a hospital in Lima “for an acute blunt wound behind the ear resulting from a blow.”

The ombudsman’s office identified the victim as Victor Santisteban Yaxavilca, who was injured in clashes with police in Lima’s historic center that have raised the death toll to 58 since protests began last December.

In a previous statement, EsSalud noted that Santisteban was admitted to the Grau Emergency Hospital “in a poor general condition with impaired consciousness, with an acute blunt wound in the right behind the ear (behind the ear) as a result of a blow.”

“We deeply regret this death, the medical and service personnel provided all the timely and necessary assistance,” he concluded.