Israel - 17 in Serious Condition including 4 childen & 1 elderly - ICUs Overcrowded

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Re: Israel - 800 patients on Respirators, ICUs Overcrowded, 1 Previously Healthy Flu Patient on ECMO

Re: Israel - 800 patients on Respirators, ICUs Overcrowded, 1 Previously Healthy Flu Patient on ECMO

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Effect scare • 14 in serious condition - Crowds stand tests Influence continues to beat: after the death of 15 year from Caesarea - toddler fighting for her life in Schneider '• 13 more flu patients hospitalized in intensive care in serious condition - some respirator • mass reached hospitals - emergency room load breaking records 11:37 05/01/2011
Miriam Lev, in the anxious 11:37 01/05/2011

The boy's death era Levy, 15, of Caesarea, yesterday flu hit in astonishment, not only the family but the whole of Israel.Stabilized due to the severe case today (Wednesday) masses are concerned at the entrances to hospitals for tests and diagnosis.
Shock: 15 year old died from flu Caesarea

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health increases the panic and announce an additional 13 patients in serious condition - mostly children - and some respirator. This is in addition toddler hospitalized at Schneider, fighting for her life.

Causes panic hospitals to take steps not routine, and four patients whose unauthorized difficult experimental drug treatment, approved only in critical cases.

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Ministry of Health say that this winter are struggling with three different strains of influenza spinning in Israel.

Health Ministry Director Ronny Gamzu


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Re: Israel - 800 patients on Respirators, ICUs Overcrowded, 1 Previously Healthy Flu Patient on ECMO

Apparently 2 on ECMO -


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It takes many hours waiting. Health Ministry statement today said that two patients hospitalized in very serious condition, they are treated with a machine that replaces the lung activity.

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Wolfson considered reducing the absorption of patients require

Occupancy and internal departments in a hospital children's department Wolfson came last night to 170 percent. After all the rooms were full, and was no longer corridors, however, the team had to admit children in the waiting room of the department. Also reduced activity in the "shadow child's heart." "We thought we could make to reduce references to MDA and ask us for a while" - says manager

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When there is no place in the hall, waiting rooms, too Mashpzim: "Due to the load at the hospital during this period, we have reduced to some extent the project activities' Save a Child's Heart." So says the medical center administrator Wolfson Holon, Dr. Yitzhak Berlowitz. "This is a project we are very proud, but now we wanted to reduce the references to load as little as possible.



"However, when there is a danger, we can not refuse him, no matter where he goes. Children who are here and we continue to treat, as children found most difficult situation, knowing that if we do not get them, they just die.



"We considered also contact MDA seek to reduce the referrals to us for a while, but when it became clear to us that the situation in hospitals and other not much better, gave up the idea."



"Wolfson" very busy. Some departments occupancy more filling long ago: internal departments occupancy is 140 percent 170 percent of the children's ward. Although it declares Dr. Berlowitz that has not refused to any patient who wanted treatment.

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"We came to the hospital tonight," says a mother, her son was admitted to the ward entrance hall. "Everyone here with the flu and breathing difficulties, rely on inhalation. We are in the corridor because there is no choice, but maybe it is better, because the rooms there is no air. Clearly Privacy everyone sees everything, but nothing to do."



"Now we have the Department 46 children, and a few days were 48," says nurse the children's ward. "Normally we handle 28 children. Most patients are infants under one year. We even have children aged 30 and 40 days. They hospitalized crowded rooms and corridors.



"We let ourselves admit the older kids in the waiting room. The majority have respiratory infections. All winter the department busy, but this year is very busy.

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Rush to be vaccinated

Photo: Roy Age
Matahssanym morning, Ashdod Photo: Roy Age
Photo: George Ginsberg
Death caused a wave of Immunization.



Load HMO 'media alarmed - running vaccinated'

13 thousand new Matahssanym in two days: This staggering number HMOs reported - an increase of up to 7 times compared to previous days. Reasons: the boy's tragic death from flu Levy era Wednesday, reports the extreme congestion in hospitals. Ashdod national clinic we visited today say: "I wish it was happening just now, but the peak is still ahead"


What is not made attempts to persuade the family physicians and senior health system, did, unfortunately, the tragic death of Levy era in the 15th year from flu: the last two days Immunization sick funds more than 13,000 Israelis - an increase of two to seven times (depending on pot ) in Matahssanym than previous days. Today a total of over one million vaccinated, and 60 thousand people in Israel. This morning we visited a national HMO clinic in Ashdod, where the number of staff on a large load of Matahssanym.




"Why were waiting for someone to die?"

Hospitals in 17 patients hospitalized in serious condition, including three children, one elderly man. Two years old toddler hospitalized at Schneider Children treated with ECMO device replaces the lung activity; is back to breathe on her own without the machine, but situation is still difficult to set


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