The boy Davi Giovanni Guimarães, 8 years old, He is hospitalized at the Quinta D’or Hospital, in São Cristóvãoand remains sedated after suffering an accident on a bus.
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Following the incident, which resulted in the loss of his arm, the limb was reimplanted in the health unit. His mother, Aparecida Cristina Guimarães, He is looking forward to Davi coming out of his induced coma.
Diego Mendes, a motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the accident, praised the boy’s bravery. According to the man, Davi, despite the seriousness of the situation, got off the bus without crying, remaining calm even after losing his arm.
Diego, impressed by Davi’s strength, said: “He is the hero. I am just another who wants the good of others.“The motorcycle taxi driver also made the decision to recover the boy’s arm in the hope that it could be reimplanted.
Quinta D’Or Hospital reported that Davi’s arm reimplantation surgery was a success, according to a medical bulletin issued this Sunday (8). In addition, six more people who were injured in the bus accident remain hospitalized. One patient is in serious condition, while the others are in stable condition.
How did the accident happen?
The accident occurred on Friday night, September 6, at around 10:30 pm, when a bus overturned. At that time, The motorcycle taxi driver Diego Mendes was passing by the place and saw the child’s motherwho was desperate because her son was missing one of his arms. The man decided to take both of them on his motorcycle to a nearby health center.
After the boy was rescued by the medical team, Aparecida, Davi’s mother, asked Diego to return to the accident site to look for the dog that was accompanying them.
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When Diego returned, he found the boy’s arm, which He was placed in an ice pack by firefighters, and rushed to the hospital.Thanks to their action, it was possible to perform the reimplantation surgery.
Davi’s mother, Aparecida, expressed her relief after the operation: “Everything went well, thank God. My son is in the hands of the best doctors. The blood is already flowing through his arm and the doctors told me that tomorrow they can bring him out of the coma. The process will be slow, but it will only be victory. His head is racing. I only ask for prayers for him.”
Task force to assist victims
A working group was spontaneously formed to help the victims of the bus accident. Young people from the Assembly of God, Ministry of Madureira, who were gathered in a church near the scene of the accident, they quickly mobilized to assist the injured.
For her part, the shopkeeper Patrícia Santos de Brito was in charge of guarding the child’s limb until she was sent to the hospital. She said that her action was not heroic, but a gesture of empathy.
“We took the ice pack, We put her inside and handed Davi’s arm over to the firefighters. “It wasn’t heroic. It’s a human being wanting to help others. I think we need to have more empathy for others,” Patrícia explained.
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