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The Antofagasta Health Service He denied a viralized video during the early hours of this Thursday, where it was pointed out that a person in a street situation with Covid-19 had been rejected in a healthcare facility in the area and left on the street.
In the video you can see a young man who between sobs explains that he was diagnosed with Covid-19 and that he is in a street situation, noting that “the hospital rejected me, threw me into the street.”
Informational social networks in the area viralized the video, saying that the man had escaped from the Antofagasta Regional Hospital and assuring that he was a positive case of Covid-19.
However, the Antofagasta Health Service, through its Twitter account, denied this story, noting that the young man underwent a “preventive quarantine and was discharged for not having the disease. We call the media to be responsible when issuing this type of info (sic) ”.
SSA denies video circulating on social networks. The person listed underwent preventive quarantine and was discharged for not having the disease. We call the media to be responsible when issuing this type of info @ JuanBravo911 @HospitalAntof @ SeremiSalud2 pic.twitter.com/5zFDcFzDX2
– SS ANTOFAGASTA (@ServSaludAfta) May 14, 2020
Meanwhile, users on social networks who would be linked to the health sector criticized the viralization of the video, sentencing it as false.
“Today I woke up and the first thing I saw was a video that I will leave here (because after I commented on them and showed my discontent and that I would make it public, they deleted the video a few moments ago),” says a Facebook user.
Likewise, he mentions that in the footage “they explain and make it clear that THE HOSPITAL THROWED A PERSON IN THE STREET STREET SITUATION FOR BEING POSITIVE TO COVID-19, that is the headline of the news, also talking about the lousy treatment of the patient / user by our staff. It is not the first time that they publish something like this without proof (sic)”.
“This man (in) the (street) situation escaped three times, attacked an infectious disease specialist who is only looking to help him, like all of us who work there, broke hospital infrastructure and asked for his voluntary discharge,” he said.
Later, he adds that it seems to him “a huge lack of respect that they try to tarnish our work with LIES. You are the owners of information in the way that you want, but add truth and calm your mind. Find true sources. “
“If they want to play at being journalists, they should first consult the sources, look for the truth of each alarming, negative news that only brings anger, discontent and alarm even more to people who are already living in a latent state of fear and anguish “, Add.
The same user also commented that “That patient voluntarily discharged, ran away several times, broke infrastructure, and assaulted staff who just want to help him, PERSONNEL THAT IS EXPOSED NOT AN HOUR, 24 hours on duty, without implements, mopping gloves, masks to be able to protect ourselves ”.
For her part, another user stated that she feels “anger, grief and (I feel) totally frustrated after the death of a patient street situation. As Covid-19 workers we have given everything supernaturally, why do I say supernatural ?, because despite having neither the inputs nor the backing of the heads of government, much less the Government, we do everything and more than we can. ”
According to account, the person in the video “He had been hospitalized with us for 13 days, addicted patient. Every day he attacked us, spat on us, destroyed everything in his path. He was given 15 to 25 loaves a day!, our snacks, we even brought him drinks, nectar and, as if he were overcoming everything, a cigarette to lower his anxiety ”.
The statement of the Hospital
From the Regional Hospital Dr. Leonardo Guzmán in Antofagasta issued a statement on Thursday afternoon to clarify the situation released after the viralization of the video.
They point out that “the person referred to completed its period of quarantine for Covid-19 in dependencies of the Regional Hospital “.
“During this period repeatedly assaulted clinical staff, destroyed furniture, and attempted to elope twice. The described behavior, in addition, represented at all times a greater risk of cross contamination for the entire seventh floor of the hospital, a section for Covid-19 patients, ”they indicate.
Similarly, they explain that “the last picture of violence and aggressiveness was the day he completed his quarantine, when he left the compound without waiting for medical discharge. Given the repeated episodes of violence and assaults, the medical personnel chose not to try to stop him this time, basing their decision on the fact that, from the epidemiological point of view, he no longer represented a danger of infection. ”
However, according to the hospital, after the young man was on the street for a few hours, came to the emergency room and demanded to be seen again.
“At that time, the medical personnel evaluated that, from the epidemiological point of view and considering that the person did not represent symptoms, his re-entry was not relevant. To this should be added the aforementioned aggressiveness demonstrated by the user, “they argue.
Along these lines, they maintain that the young man “indicates that he is from another city and is passing through Antofagasta. Furthermore, the patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia and presents a picture of abstinence due to polyconsumption of drugs ”.
Despite all the situation declared by the hospital, they detail that the young man also finds himself being cared for by the venue, “by clinical and psychiatric staff”.
The hospital compound clarifies that “the staff on the seventh floor, along with dealing with all that it means to work with Covid patients, did their best to care for this patient, exposing his physical and emotional integrity. Our support for all of them ”.
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