In a testament to swift medical heroism, a 60-year-old man survived a near-fatal impalement during a traffic accident, thanks to the expert hands of Dr. Lianelys and her surgical team at the country’s only teaching hospital, EFSTH emergency department.
The ordeal began on October 13 when the unidentified patient was rushed to the ER, impaled by a massive wooden beam that had pierced his abdomen in the chaotic wreck. Bleeding profusely and teetering on the brink, he was immediately greeted by Dr. Lianelys, a seasoned general surgery specialist, who stabilized his vital signs with remarkable efficiency.
“Time was our enemy,” Dr. Lianelys later recounted. “We moved him straight to the operating room for damage control surgery—no room for delay.”
Inside the OR, the team performed a precise extraction of the wooden intruder, which had ravaged multiple internal structures. Meticulous repairs followed: the descending colon was sutured, retroperitoneal tissues mended, perforating blood vessels ligated, and tears in the transversus abdominis, internal oblique, and external oblique muscles seamlessly closed. Hemorrhage, the silent killer in such traumas, was fully controlled, averting catastrophe.
Five days post-op, the patient is defying odds with an “excellent” recovery. Alert, mobile, and pain-free, he’s slated for discharge within days, eager to reunite with his family.
Colleagues hail Dr. Lianelys’s leadership as “textbook perfection,” underscoring EFSTH’s trauma prowess. “This isn’t just survival—it’s a new lease on life,” said one hospital official.
As the man prepares to walk out, his story inspires: human resilience and surgical brilliance prevail in the face of splintered wood and shattered norms.
Photo Credit: EFSTH TV
