Medical aid to the patients pricked by poisonous animals

The Hospital Vital Brazil (HVB) was established in the end of 1945 to attend patients pricked by poisonous animals. Today, more than 90.000 handbooks register the volume of persons who, after fifty years, are benefited of the studies begun by Dr. Vital Brazil.
Working ininterruptamente, with doctors 24 hours daily, the HVB disposes of 10 beds for the service patients pricked by poisonous animals. That what need soroterapia are interned and accompanied by the specialized team, while a ready-service service works for diagnostic explanation and you consult ambulatoriais. The HVB is situated inside the Institute Butantan, beside the heliponto.

Development of clinical studies and epidemiológicos made a list to the human accidents caused by poisonous animals

Besides the presence the patients, the Hospital has also important paper in the clinical inquiry and standardization of therapeutic proceedings for the accidents caused by poisonous animals in Brazil.
The principal lines of inquiry developed in the HVB are made a list to the therapeutics of the human accidents caused by poisonous animals like serpents, spiders, scorpions and caterpillars. With the objective to reduce the morbidade and letalidade caused by the poisoning and to reduce reactions to the antipoisons, clinical tests have been carried out to value the efficiency of different treatments employed in this type of I aggravate. Consult also: Hospital - You Investigate Vital Brazil

Programs of training to professionals of the health and you drive for the diagnosis and treatment of the human accidents caused by poisonous animals

The HVB receives doctors, students of Medicine, nurses and other professionals of health for trainings and traineeships volunteers. The technicians of the hospital participate still of courses in the Institute itself [it visits also: Courses and Traineeships], they give classrooms in hospitals, faculties and other institutions of teaching and inquiry. Like service of reference in the State of S. Paul, the HVB participates of the preparation of technical standards and capacitação of teams for service to the patients and carries out technical advisory body to the Ministry of Health.