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Residents of the Kretinga district, aged 84 and 88, experienced cold symptoms in mid-October: cough and fever. The situation did not improve, so an ambulance was called on the morning of October 16 at the request of the relatives.
They took him to different hospitals
The spouses were taken to Klaipeda University Hospital, where suspected coronavirus patients are being treated. However, a misunderstanding began here: only one grandmother was admitted to this hospital to examine whether she was infected with the virus. The body temperature of the old man arrived was normal at that time, so it was decided to transport him to another hospital: Klaipėda Republican. According to the current procedure, patients are assigned to Klaipėda hospitals by ambulance doctors according to the hours of the on-call institutions.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / At the hospital
Thus, the old man who had no fever at the time was handed over to the Republican Hospital in Klaipeda. The doctors who received him here did not detect any health problems, took a photograph of the lungs and left him at home.
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The old man managed to miss his relatives: the old man, transported from one hospital to another, was able to return home by public transport.
“It is incomprehensible: how can a family member be taken to another hospital if they are suspected of being infected with coronavirus.” Then we look at how that virus spreads. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but after us Bočiaus During the visit to the Republican Hospital in Klaipeda, several cases of the virus were recorded. Releasing an old man like that … he didn’t say anything to his relatives. How much more could he have infected while wandering into the night? Marti was angry.
When the elderly man returned home, it was clear that tests conducted in the morning by his spouse showed that he was suffering from coronavirus.
It turned out: the old man is also sick
its 15 minutes the older relative who spoke wondered how it was possible to look with the fingers at the fact that the spouses had been transferred to the hospital, that if one was suspected of being ill, one could assume that the other was infected. Especially since he didn’t feel the same way.
The next day, the old man called an ambulance again. It soon became clear that he had also been diagnosed with coronavirus.
Photo by Aurelija Jašinskienė / 15min.lt / Klaipėda University Hospital
It was considered where sedentary ancestors might have been infected. It soon became clear that other family members who had been in contact with the elderly were also infected.
Vinsas Janušonis, the chief physician of the Klaipėda University Hospital, who commented on the situation at the time, stated that after receiving all the patients who had contact with the patient, the medical institution would soon be overcrowded.
And the old man did not present any typical symptoms of the virus, so he was transferred to another hospital. After a medical check-up and a photograph of the lungs, no disorders were found, so he was sent home.
Lives went out the same day
Patients of respectable age were severely affected by the virus and their health began to deteriorate. Another relative of theirs was soon taken to this hospital. However, she is younger and physically stronger, so she has already overcome the virus and has already been discharged.
And the health of the elders who had lived independently until then deteriorated until, finally, symbolically, their lives were extinguished on All Souls’ Day.
The relatives have decided that the bodies will be cremated and the funeral will be postponed until Sunday, when the self-isolation of the sick or in contact will end.
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But even during grief, people faced poorly organized work and poor communication. Employees at the Klaipeda University Hospital, who announced the death on Monday, reported that it would be possible to withdraw the death certificates on Tuesday morning. The son went to the hospital at 9 am but was asked to come in at 11 am Then I heard a request to come at 1 pm He waited a couple more hours with other mourners to testify. But to no avail. Finally he heard that the documents would be maybe the next day. At that time, more mourning and frustrated people who had lost loved ones gathered at the hospital. People were outraged by the clutter, the delays, and the fact that they had to put their health at risk while in hospital.
“It just came to our notice then. Why delay people so much? Isn’t it such a complicated procedure?” Thought the relatives. They were just happy to postpone the show until the end of the week, otherwise everyone plans could be thwarted by this situation.
Eugenijus Zalagėnas, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Klaipėda University Hospital, apologized and regretted that the information provided to the relatives of the deceased was not fully understood. On Wednesday, the testimony was given to a ritual services company that will handle the funeral of the elderly.
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