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Plan for Pandemic: :: View topic - Health Ministry believes Eilat man died of swine flu
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Health Ministry believes Eilat man died of swine flu
Autopsy on body of Eilat resident, 35, who died Saturday reveals he was infected with virus.
Family files malpractice claim against hospital for discharging man twice last week
Meital Yasur-Beit Or Published: 07.27.09, 13:41 / Israel News
An autopsy performed on the body of 35-year-old Eilat resident Shimon Azran, who died over the weekend, revealed he was infected with swine flu.
Health Ministry officials estimated the man died of complications associated with the virus.
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The Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat reported that Azran was hospitalized last Friday after feeling sick.
Despite efforts to stabilize his condition, he passed away on Saturday.
The man's family agreed to the hospital's request to perform an autopsy in order to clarify the cause of death and has also submitted a complaint with the police for medical malpractice.According to the family, Azran was hospitalized twice last week but was discharged after doctors concluded he had a viral disease.
"For some reason I feel this is a lie.
The Health Ministry is investigating the hospital.
We didn't get anything from the pathologist," said Shimon's brother, Avner Azran upon hearing of the ministry's estimates.
"When Shimon was hospitalized they didn't even tell us once that they suspect it's swine flu.
They only raised the possibility after he died," he added.
The hospital Director General Avi Goldberg preferred not to comment on whether the doctors suspected Azran had contracted swine flu, and if so why was he not treated with the appropriate medication Tamiflu.
"An investigative committee is currently being set up, and we will address every claim once we have the results," he added.
Until now, 1,100 cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in the country.
Just last week, the Health Ministry announced that it is no longer necessary to carry out specialized lab tests or to issue unique medical treatment for swine flu because it is, in their words, "any other flu."
According to Ministry guidelines, only patients in high-risk groups - such as pregnant women, patients with chronic respiratory diseases, patients with suppressed immune systems, or patients with heart conditions need to seek medical attention if they contract swine flu.
Ahuva Mamos contributed to the report
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Shimon Azran's photo in above article's link .
Not as they describe him here .
Jul 27, 2009 13:57 | Updated Jul 27, 2009 14:06
Health Ministry: First swine flu death confirmed in Israel
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Swine Flu, Yoseftal Medical Center, Eilat
The Health Ministry confirmed suspicions Monday that a man who passed away at Eilat's Yoseftal Medical Center over the weekend had died of swine flu.
The 35-year-old Eilat resident, Shimon Azran, died on Saturday, a day after being admitted to Yoseftal.
He was obese, a heavy smoker and had been suffering from pneumonia, but he was also in the high-risk category of those diagnosed with swine flu.
Lab tests were conducted and the results arrived Monday afternoon, making Azran the first swine flu fatality in Israel.
On Sunday night, the ministry allayed suspicions that a chronically ill two-year-old boy who passed away Friday in Petah Tikva's Schneider Hospital had died of the virus.
Some 900 Israelis have come down with swine flu, but most of the cases have been mild.
According to the Health Ministry, people suffering from chronic lung diseases and asthma were in greater risk, as well as people suffering from heart diseases, auto-immune issues and obesity.
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that the number of death from Swine Flu worldwide reached 700.
The number stood at 400 only the month before.
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35 years old.
Quote: : The Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat reported that Azran was hospitalized last Friday after feeling sick.
Despite efforts to stabilize his condition, he passed away on Saturday.
The man's family agreed to the hospital's request to perform an autopsy in order to clarify the cause of death and has also submitted a complaint with the police for medical malpractice.
According to the family, Azran was hospitalized twice last week but was discharged after doctors concluded he had a viral disease .
2009 H1N1 is a viral disease ...
No secret there. Almost certainly a death that could have been prevented.
The insult heaped on the injury.
I hope the family finds answers...
And a bit of peace within them.
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