EPISODE OF SYNCOPE IN A PREGNANT WOMAN AFTER APPLICATION OF BENZETACIL IN A BASIC HEALTH CARE UNIT: CASE REPORT

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594482429059

• Palavras-chave: Pregnant women, syncope and primary health care

• Keywords: Pregnant women, syncope and primary health care

• Abstract:

  An 18-year-old patient, 37 weeks pregnant, was treated for hypodermia by two students to comply with the syphilis protocol, which consists of administering, intramuscularly, two doses of benzetacil (benzathine penicillin), one on each dorsogluteal surface, once a week for three consecutive weeks. After applying the drug, the patient reported feeling dizzy and nauseated, and was instructed to sit down. On the way, the chair next to her felt faint, being held by the preceptor and regaining consciousness seconds later, she reported not remembering anything that had happened and that she had never experienced anything similar. Given what happened, there was a discussion of the causes and what procedures would have to be carried out if the students were alone or the pregnant woman did not regain consciousness. This resulted in a bibliographical survey of data on the subject. Concluding that the episode was possibly caused by the pregnant woman's previous hypotension in conjunction with inadequate nutrition and walking in the sun to the UBS.