传统医术：民间医学的影响

Curanderismo: consequences of folk medicine.

作者信息

DeBellonia Renato Rocco, Marcus Steven, Shih Richard, Kashani John, Rella Joseph G, Ruck Bruce

机构信息

Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA.

出版信息

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Apr;24(4):228-9. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816b7a92.

DOI:10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816b7a92

PMID:18418260

Abstract

Curanderismo, folk medicine, is an important and common aspect of Hispanic culture. Its use is not well understood by US medical physicians and is often overlooked when Hispanic patients present to US hospitals. We present a case of isopropyl alcohol toxicity in a 4-year-old child due to the use of a curanderismo treatment of "espanto" (evil spirits).

摘要

传统医术（curanderismo），即民间医学，是西班牙裔文化的一个重要且常见的方面。美国医生对其使用并不十分了解，当西班牙裔患者前往美国医院就诊时，这种疗法常常被忽视。我们报告一例4岁儿童因使用传统医术“惊吓疗法”（祛除邪灵）而导致异丙醇中毒的病例。