Video shows falling tree branch that caused young woman to lose movement in a Curitiba square A security camera recorded the moment a tree branch fell on Ana Beatriz Stubinski, 22, in Praça Osório, in Curitiba. Watch the video above. In addition to the falling branch, it is possible to observe the movement of people passing by the location and Municipal Guard officers assisting the young woman. After the accident on Saturday (13), Ana lost the movement in her leg.
She was rescued and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital do Trabalhador. ✅ Follow the g1 Paraná channel on WhatsApp Medical teams identified severe injuries to her lung and spinal cord, between the T5 and T6 vertebrae. Over the weekend, Ana underwent two highly complex surgeries: one to treat a pneumothorax resulting from chest trauma and another to stabilize her spine. On Tuesday (16), Anvisa authorized the application of polilaminin on Ana, and the substance was applied late at night.
She remains under observation in the hospital. Before the procedure, she recorded a video thanking everyone for the messages and prayers she has been receiving. 🧪 Polilaminin is a synthetic protein developed in Brazil and still in the study phase, with the potential to stimulate the regeneration of damaged nerves and tissues in the spinal cord. The video showing the moment the branch fell is part of the investigation into the case.
The police reported that they interviewed the victim's sister and are looking for new footage and witnesses to clarify what happened. Young woman suffers serious injuries after being hit by a tree branch in a Curitiba square Family Archive READ ALSO: Investigation: Fugitive from Paraná Justice who was on Brazil's most-wanted list is arrested with fake documents in Espírito Santo Cult language and coded messages: Father and stepmother sentenced to over 300 years in prison each for imposing sexual content production quotas on teenagers Crime: CEO of millionaire franchise reported to Justice for ordering the murder of his own company's director Young woman was visiting family when she was hit Ana lives in Valinhos (SP) and was accompanying her mother, sister, and nephew at the Praça Osório fair Family Archive Ana lives in Valinhos (SP) and was visiting her family, who live in Curitiba. On Saturday, she was accompanying her mother, sister, and nephew at the winter fair.
Andressa Tozato Gonçalves, the young woman's sister, recounts that while the family was at one of the fair stalls, the branch fell from the tree, knocking Ana down. "When I looked, she was on the ground, fallen, the trunk was on top of her neck and a piece of the trunk was on top of my son's stroller," she details, adding that at the time of the accident, it was neither raining nor windy. Camera recorded the movement of people passing by and Municipal Guard officers assisting the young woman Reproduction According to the family, the Municipal Guard immediately provided first aid, immobilized the victim, and called the Integrated Emergency Trauma Care Service (Siate).
From there, Ana was taken by ambulance to Hospital do Trabalhador. "[From the moment of the fall onwards], she could no longer feel her legs. She complained of severe back pain.
We tried to see if her legs were working, but she couldn't feel anything," recalls Ana's mother, Vanessa Stubinski. In a statement, the Curitiba City Hall expressed regret over the incident and reported that the Municipal Secretariat for the Environment maintains a permanent program for monitoring and managing urban forestry. "Periodic technical inspections, phytosanitary evaluations, and preventive management actions are carried out. The last general review of the tree conditions in Praça Osório was conducted in April this year, within the regular protocols adopted by the municipality.
The technical teams of the Municipal Secretariat for the Environment have already inspected the site and continue to investigate the circumstances of the occurrence, evaluating all factors involved. Following the inspection carried out in the square, the need for new emergency interventions in the area was not identified," the statement reads. Ana Beatriz Stubinski, 22, suffered serious injuries after being hit by a branch Family Archive Path to the application of polilaminin The use of the substance depends on the individual analysis of each case and the approval of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa).
To this end, the patient must meet a series of clinical criteria. Furthermore, according to Anvisa, the request for compassionate use, whether direct or via judicial channels, is not made directly to Anvisa, but rather to the sponsoring laboratory, in this case, Cristália. If the laboratory agrees to donate the experimental medication to the patient, it submits a process for final approval by Anvisa. The process requires that there are no other therapeutic options for the patient, evaluation and opinion of the responsible physicians, clinical history, and other information regarding each case. In Ana's case, with clinical evolution and the elimination of immediate risk of death, the Hospital do Trabalhador team noted the absence of movement resulting from the spinal cord injury and evaluated that the patient could fit the criteria to receive polilaminin through the compassionate use program. The necessary documentation was prepared and forwarded to the laboratory responsible for developing the therapy. On Monday (15), the laboratory informed that the patient met the established criteria to receive the medication.
Subsequently, the request was submitted by the laboratory to Anvisa, which authorized the release of the substance for this specific case. The news of the substance's release was communicated by the young woman's parents in a live interview with RPC. "Ana will have another chance in her life. [...] Let's continue praying for Ana, because now it's a miracle from God for her to walk again, rehabilitate, and get her life back.
My heart is in my mouth," said the father, emotionally. The Government of Paraná made an aircraft available to transport the medication and the specialists involved in the compassionate use program. The aircraft traveled between Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, and Foz do Iguaçu. VIDEOS: Most watched on g1 Paraná Read more news on g1 Paraná.







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