The child who suffered a skull fracture during Hurricane Oscar's passage through Baracoa is out of danger.

The boy, who was rescued by helicopter, is recovering well after undergoing surgery and is expected to be discharged on Friday.

Kirenia Matos Laborí y su hijo Yodelmis Furones Matos © https://salud.msp.gob.cu
Kirenia Matos Laborí and her son Yodelmis Furones Matos.Photo © https://salud.msp.gob.cu

The Cuban boy Yodelmis Furones Matos, who suffered a head injury after a tree fell on the roof of his house during Hurricane Oscar in Baracoa, is now out of danger.

Yodelmis, who is six years old, is still hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Antonio María Béguez César Children's Hospital (La Colonia) in Santiago de Cuba.

The little one continues to recover satisfactorily after undergoing surgery for a skull fracture.

Ernesto Rodríguez Herrera, head of the Neurosurgery department at the center, explained to the Ministry of Public Health's website that the child does not exhibit any motor, physical, or intellectual difficulties as a result of the trauma experienced, and his response to the pharmacological treatment is positive.

According to the expert, Yodelmis arrived in very good neurological condition; however, the tests conducted revealed the need for surgery. The successful results of the surgery will allow him to be discharged next Friday, after which he will be monitored in follow-up appointments.

The incident in which the child was injured occurred on October 21 at around 2:00 AM in Joa, a town located 15 km away with just over a thousand inhabitants, when a mango tree fell on the family home, leaving it in ruins.

The child's mother, Kirenia Matos Laborí, recounted a few days ago to the Santiago newspaper Sierra Maestra that a wall collapsed on Yodelmis, leaving him unconscious. During the blackout, she tried to save him, along with her husband, who fractured his leg.

They ran to a neighbor's house, who drove them in his jeep to the Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja Teaching Hospital in Baracoa, where the child received initial care.

The next day, he was transported by helicopter to the La Colonia Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, where he underwent surgery. The child was in critical condition and his life was in danger.

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