47-year-old COVID-19 patient dies after ventilator tube detaches

According to the hospital, his condition had deteriorated and he needed resuscitation, which staff provided, although he was still deceased.

Later, an investigation that took place on Shabbat found that the man’s ventilator breathing tube had been torn without staff recognizing it in time, the hospital said.

“Hospital management has opened an investigation into the unusual incident and will draw the necessary conclusions,” read a statement from Sourasky, noting that staff “were facing several simultaneous alerts in the intensive care unit. “And that” the staff were busy responding to other patients. emergency alerts and could not evacuate them [and head to the 47-year-old patient] after several minutes. “

When machines stop working or come off, beeps and other alerts are emitted to notify staff of the problem. However, as noted, staff apparently were unable to reach the patient in time.

Hospitals have been overcrowded in recent weeks with an increasing number of severe coronavirus patients, which peaked last week. Nearly 2,000 people were being treated for coronavirus in Israeli hospitals on Saturday night, including more than 1,000 in serious condition, of whom around 300 were intubated.

“This is exceptional service,” the hospital said in defense of its staff. “Hospital management supports the work of the dedicated staff who work day and night to care for the most severe coronavirus patients.”

The man left behind a wife and five children. The family have been informed of the details of the incident, according to the hospital.