Santiago Valley, Guanajuato October 17, 2024.- The medical and nursing team of the Comprehensive Care Center for Essential Health Services (CAISES) of Valle de Santiago concluded the “Wound Clinics” course awarded by the LEO. Ángel Alfaro Cuevas, assigned to the Jaral del Progreso Community Hospital.
The State Health Secretariat reports that for two days the CAISES Valle de Santiago team received theoretical and practical guidance on caring for patients with diabetic foot.
With the primary objective that the staff has all the necessary knowledge to correctly address and provide quality care to users who come to the first level with injuries and complications related to diabetes mellitus.
One of the main problems suffered by people with diabetes mellitus is associated with the feet, since the disease causes poor circulation and lack of sensitivity in the lower extremities, resulting in the patient not feeling it if there is a small wound. and generate a serious infection in a few days. Complications in the feet of people with diabetes are the leading cause of amputation not related to accidents.
The coordination of the Guanajuato Health Secretariat team is essential to provide adequate knowledge to all staff, who in turn will give a correct diagnosis to the patients who come to the health centers, thus guaranteeing the well-being of the patients. Guanajuato.
