A paralysed ship captain who suffered a stroke onboard a vessel was saved by the medical staff of the Rashid Hospital on July 16.
What happened?
Ship captain Renato Garcia could have died or been left completely paralysed after suffering a stroke while on board his vessel on June 16. But luckily it was not the end for the captain.
Thanks to doctors and medical staff at Rashid Hospital who gave him timely and effective care, Garcia beat the odds though more than 90 per cent of people in a similar condition don’t survive if they are not treated correctly.
“One minute I was fine and the next I felt dizzy,” Garcia recalled. “I then blacked out and, when I woke up, the paramedics were carrying me to the ambulance. I felt trapped in my body because my brain was functioning but I couldn’t move any part of my body including my face.”
Emergency Intervention
Garcia was taken from Dubai Marina to Rashid Hospital, where he was diagnosed with basilar artery occlusion, an infrequent form of an acute stroke, which invariably leads to death or long-term disability if blood flow is not restored.
Dr Ayman Al Sibaie, interventional radiologist at Rashid Hospital said his department received an emergency call from the neurology department regarding Garcia’s critical case, and found that it requires immediate intervention.
“To treat this issue, I introduced a balloon catheter to perform an angioplasty, which is a minimally invasive, endovascular procedure to widen the narrowed arteries.”
Later its reported that Garcia is recovering well.
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Source: Gulf News
