In these times of pandemic, Dr. Jovas, is usually exposed to danger, for the lives of his patients. Photo: Courtesy of the author.
Dr. Julio Jovas Dueñas, specialist in Internal Medicine and in Emergencies and Intensive Care, is among the most mediated in CienfuegosBecause every time a press team reaches the red zone for the care of the seriously ill and critically ill of Covid-19, he is there, on the front line.
And it is not a coincidence, it is a reality the daily fact that Jova, as they know him from the affection, is there, exposed to the danger for the lives of his patients.
“They are very hard and complex days, facing death, the most difficult; here in my team we have doctors who worked for 48 hours straight, because the colleague who was to receive the guard, simply fell ill. Days in which we had to scold others and send them to rest because the hours without rest were very long, of being there fighting for the lives of the sick. We are also happy to be grateful, when we see people who were very serious coming home, and believe me, for a doctor there is no greater joy. “
Again we find Dr. Young with his protective diving suit, and his experience as a shield, his warrior weapons.
“We have only appealed to knowledge, and shared experiences. We are using less antimicrobials and more monoclonal antibodies, these are decisions that are made as a team, because it has been shown that antimicrobials (antibiotics) carry fewer patients, a kind of five out of every 100 patients with Covid-19. A kind of collective hysteria has been created around these drugs, People go down the street, desperate, looking for rosephyn or azithromycin; and it has become necessary to explain a lot to patients and their relatives that it is not always the right therapy.
Dr. Jovas. Photo: Courtesy of the author.
“It is a process of collective teaching, and we have participated in the growth of many young doctors, very capable, Patricia, Erisbel, Daniel, Dayron, are many names, to our pride, bright and brave young people “.
The confrontation to the epidemic from the first moments, to collaborate in the province of Blind person of Avila, specifically in Morón; remain in Aguada de Passatgers when the infected and admitted increased there, and to share the experiences, grants to Dr. Julio Jovas Dueñas, an additional title to his already long career in Medicine:
“What I have gathered most from this time, is the experience and collaboration of my team, young doctors who bring all their energy, ability and knowledge; and the joy of celebrating life with the patients who have won the battle, there is not and is no greater reward. “
(Taken September 5)