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The woman who wrote to the news portal said that yesterday she took the boy for rehabilitation treatment to the Kačerginė sanatorium for treatment, where he was admitted, but no procedures were performed that day. They were not held on Thursday either.
“This morning the children were surprised by all the nurses dressed in blue bathrobes, the food was taken to the rooms, although yesterday they had to go to the dining room to eat. not for a while. The doctors of the sanatorium cannot explain anything, they do not allow the child to be returned, although the quarantine has not been announced in the institution, they promised to inform the next day.
I was afraid that tomorrow would be a reduced workday on Friday and I would not get an answer.
“We do not understand keeping the children who have just arrived at that place. We would like to transport the child to another sanatorium, but it is not allowed because the Health Insurance Fund has already paid for the rehabilitation, which is not even provided. We ask for your help and intervention. “
Representatives confirmed that nurses from the Child Rehabilitation Department of the “Žibutė” Children’s Rehabilitation Department of the Republican Hospital of Kaunas (RKL) had been diagnosed with coronavirus infection after being tested for COVID-19 infection after completing a cycling shift at another medical institution and the test was negative.
“A nurse came to work in the Children’s Rehabilitation Department of the Kaunas Republican Hospital“ Žibutė ”in Kačerginė with a negative COVID-19 test result. It was received on Friday, August 7. On Saturday the nurse started working in Žibute, her on-call time ended on Sunday morning at 8 am ”, says the Managing Director of RKL Assoc. Dr. Diana Žaliaduonytė.
The woman, resting at home after waking up, began to feel ill: chills began, her sense of smell and taste disappeared. August 11 repeatedly gave the sample for the COVID-19 test. August 12, a positive response was received.
Currently, all of the employee’s contacts with staff and patients during her 24-hour on-call time in Žibute have been identified.
As Žibutė’s profile is rehabilitative, it was not necessary to carry out medical manipulations, such as injections, etc., in the children recovering in the ward. During the weekend, the nurse accompanied the group of children mainly to the dining room and the bathrooms. Kačerginė children’s rehabilitation department is located in the pine forest tourist area, the facilities are fully ventilated and disinfected.
“The employee wore level II personal protective equipment in accordance with SAM’s recommendation: medical mask, gloves,” reported D.Kaliaduonytė, head of RKL.
Currently, the Republican Hospital of Kaunas has suspended the admission of new patients to Žibutė, the outpatient services of this department have been canceled, the facilities have been disinfected and the building has been isolated. Samples were taken from staff and patients who contacted the infected nurse for COVID-19 testing.
Following the guidelines established by the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), the hospital would recommend parents who want to take their children home to wait until tomorrow for COVID-19 test results and only if they have a negative answer for go home safely.
“However, given the sensitivity of the situation involving children, we cannot prohibit parents from having a child immediately without waiting for a response from the investigation. In this case, the patient’s parents or guardians must complete a special document from the RCD prepared in accordance with the recommendations of the NVSC, a consent form in the prescribed form, which establishes the procedures in case the patient or those responsible leave the institution without waiting for a response to the COVID-19 study “, said the Director General by RKL. D.Žaliaduonytė.
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