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<journal-id>1817-7433</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Científica Ciencia Médica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cient Cienc Méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1817-7433</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1817-74332025000100016</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[ACTUALIZACIÓN DE CASOS DE ACCIDENTES OFÍDICOS EN EL HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL CHIPIRIRI, VILLA TUNARI, COCHABAMBA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[UPDATE ON SNAKEBITE CASES AT THE CHIPIRIRI MATERNAL AND CHILD HOSPITAL, VILLA TUNARI, COCHABAMBA]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[VENTURA CHOQUE]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[PAOLA ANDREA]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[PASCUAL ARAOZ]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DANNY JUNIOR]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[PATTY PEÑA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[BONIE ALEJANDRA]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Médico Cirujano  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Médico Cirujano  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Médico Cirujano  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>16</fpage>
<lpage>20</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1817-74332025000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1817-74332025000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1817-74332025000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El Accidente ofídico es el síndrome causado por inoculación accidental de sustancias tóxicas de la serpiente a través de la mordedura, lesionando tejidos y provocando cambios fisiopatológicos negativos; el Trópico Cochabambino es conocido por tener múltiples accidentes ofídicos, lo cual motivo la realización de este trabajo, debido a la falta de trabajos dentro la literatura nacional, aportando a la reflexión sobre la vigilancia epidemiológica y conocimiento de la población.  Objetivo:  Determinar la incidencia de accidentes ofídicos y su relación demográfica en el Hospital Materno Infantil Chipiriri, Villa Tunari durante el tercer trimestre de la gestión 2023 Materiales y Métodos: Estudio de tipo descriptivo, cuantitativo y transversal, realizado en el Hospital de Materno Infantil Chipiriri, Villa Tunari, Cochabamba en julio, agosto y septiembre del 2023.  Resultados:  Se tomo como muestra un total de 28 pacientes, de los cuales el 71% correspondía al sexo masculino, de estos un 80% (23) alega haber estado trabajando en sus chacos al momento del accidente, donde la mayoría de ellos se encuentra en edad productiva (promedio: 33 años), identificando que el mes de agosto fue el de mayores casos notificados con un total de 13 pacientes.  Conclusión:  Se evidenció una elevada incidencia de accidentes ofídicos, en el Hospital Materno Infantil Chipiriri, con mayor presentación en los meses de julio-agosto, con un descenso en el mes de septiembre por el inicio de la época de precipitaciones fluviales, que no permiten a la población trabajar en sus chacos; demostrando adicionalmente un predominio en el sexo masculino.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The snake accident is the syndrome caused by accidental inoculation of toxic substances from the snake through the bite, injuring tissues and causing negative pathophysiological changes; The Cochabambino Tropic is known for having multiple ophidic accidents, which motivated the completion of this work, due to the lack of works within the national literature, contributing to the reflection on epidemiological surveillance and knowledge of the population.  Objective:  Determine the incidence of snakebite accident and their demographic relationship at the Chipiriri Maternal and Child Hospital, Villa Tunari during the third quarter of 2023.  Materials and Methods:  Descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study, carried out at the Chipiriri Maternal and Child Hospital, Cochabamba in July, August and September 2023.  Results:  A total of 28 patients were taken as a sample, of which 71% were male, of these 80% (23) claim to have been working in their fields at the time of the accident, where the majority of them are located. of productive age (average: 33 years), identifying that the month of August was the month with the highest reported cases with a total of 13 patients.  Conclusion:  A high incidence of ophidic accidents was evident at the Chipiriri Maternal and Child Hospital, Villa Tunari, with a higher incidence in the months of July-August, with a decrease in the month of September due to the beginning of the river rainfall season. that they do not allow the population to work in their chacos; additionally demonstrating a predominance in the male sex.]]></p></abstract>
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