An incredible mistake of the Radviliškis Hospital: the son was informed that his father had died, and when he arrived in the death certificate he found out that he was alive | Lifetime

A 79-year-old man was taken to Radviliškis hospital on January 2. According to relatives, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, he trembled and his heart rate changed.

“In response to the deterioration of her father’s health, an ambulance was immediately called and she took the patient to the emergency department at Radviliškis Hospital. Before starting the treatment, the patient was admitted to the self-isolation room due to the COVID-19 pandemic, until a test response is received, ”said the relatives.

I got a call from the hospital.

Remigijus received a call from the hospital on the morning of January 3, at 7 p.m.

“He said it was like this: he tried to revive, but could not regret his death. He also reported that he had to go to the hospital reception department to obtain a death certificate, “the man said. According to the doctors, the father’s heart stopped at approximately the first hour of the night.

Remigijus lives in another Lithuanian city, about 100 kilometers from Radviliškis. Remigijus informed his brother, as well as his honorable mother, of their father’s death.

“I said my father was gone. My mother was in shock, the brother who lived in Belgium immediately got in the car and drove to Lithuania. Our mother is in poor health, having endured many surgeries. She had anxiety about how he would receive and live this message, “Remigijus said. The loss was also reported to relatives.

I didn’t say that last name

Upon arrival at Radviliškis Hospital, one of the doctors who worked here met Remigijus in the reception department.

“I said my name, I said what I came for. The nurse, who had already collected the documents, again said the name of the deceased person. I say: wait, the last name is not like that. It sounds very similar, maybe the first letters are different, ”said the man.

It turned out that the doctors made a mistake: they reported the death of another person. “I apologize. But I also had altered emotions. Another nurse has come, they say, as proof that we are going to the self-isolation room, you will see that your dad is alive. We went, he was sitting on the bed in the room,” Remigijus said .

The father was surprised to see his son in the room.

Although it is forbidden to go to the self-isolation room, the doctors made an exception in compliance with all safety requirements.

“Dad was surprised at how I came here. It says: where are you from? And he asked what he should bring to the hospital, “Remigijus said.

The son did not tell his father that the husband’s death had been wrongly reported. When he got out of the hospital, the man called his mother, his brother. It is true that the woman did not immediately believe this – good – news either, she could not understand: “After about fifteen minutes I called my mother again. Only then did he realize that a mistake had been made that everything was fine. “

“It is very difficult to express an emotion”

It is very difficult to describe the state in which a person feels in such a situation, says Remigijus.

“You go with that message, and then they tell you, sorry, a mistake has been made, your father is alive. It is very difficult to describe that emotion. It is joy, but at the same time, nerves. The consequence of that joy is very painful. I still am, but Mom is in poor health. Such a message can kill a person, a stroke or a heart attack ”, said the interlocutor.

Remigius’s father continues treatment at the hospital and has already been transferred from the self-isolation ward to the ward.

You go with that message, and then they tell you: sorry, a mistake has been made, your father is alive.

The man speculates that the most likely cause of the error is the similarity of the surnames of the surnames.

“And probably somehow they assigned my number to that other last name because I had left my contact details. But even if the last names sound similar, there is still a name, the year of birth, “the man considered.

Wants to get the public’s attention

The news that his father was alive reached his next son in Germany, on his way from Belgium. “We actually thought for three hours that Dad was dead,” the man said.

But loved ones say it’s hard to imagine how this situation could have ended if the mother had gone to the death certificate. The woman is difficult to listen to, she sees, she would have simply signed the documents.

“By sharing this painful event for our family, we want to draw the public’s attention to the fact that no one might have to bring back the body of another person with the name of their loved one, because a positive test for COVID-19 usually does not open the coffin.

It is difficult to imagine how this situation could have ended if the mother had gone to the death certificate

Our family is aware that there is currently a shortage of doctors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that doctors are overworked due to the heavy workload, but even in such cases they must be especially responsible for their actions and must be controlled responsibly several times before providing information to family members.

For you doctors, it is a statistical unit, but for someone it is a man, a father or a brother, and the news of the loss of a loved one is an indescribable pain and a deep and shocking emotional shock for all people.

There is no greater pain than the death of a loved one, we hope that no one has to go through what our family has had to go through ”, said their loved ones.

Hospital: errors occur

15 minutes he also sent questions to Radviliškis Hospital. As reported by the hospital employee who answered the phone manager’s phone, questions will be answered within the established time frame.

Meanwhile, hospital representatives told news portal alfa.lt that errors occur.

“Human errors and unintentional accidents occur in all medical institutions, as well as in our hospital.

We regret that, due to the increased workload and the complex epidemiological situation, unwanted events related to human error sometimes occur. Despite the fact that this happens very rarely, we always apologize to the patient and their families, “says the response provided by the administration of the hospital alfa.lt.