The fifth wave of the epidemic is severe, and the public medical system has been overwhelmed. Even Vice Premier Han Zheng questioned whether private hospitals violated the "white mission" by refusing to admit confirmed patients. It's happening every second.
Mr. Chen was interviewed by "Hong Kong 01" and told about the death of his 89-year-old father.
His father was originally physically and mentally, but one day he suddenly vomited and became incontinent. The police called an ambulance to no avail. He rushed to several private hospitals in the cold night, but was turned away. Finally, he went to the emergency department of Queen Mary Hospital for treatment, but three days later To die.
He said that he never thought about entering the hospital, but it was a prelude to entering the gate of hell, and he said goodbye to his family forever, lamenting that sending his father to the hospital was his lifelong regret.
▼Mr. Chen and his father were bit by bit ▼
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Sudden discomfort, the condition deteriorated sharply and went to St. Teresa's Hospital for medical treatment on her own.
"For a moment, I really want to take him away. I really want to talk to him, so what do I send him to do? Since it's all about death, it's better to die peacefully in the house. I can catch him. He has only one hand." After being sent to the hospital, he could no longer see his 89-year-old father. Mr. Chen, who was separated from each other soon, became more and more angry the more he thought about it, and he couldn't help choking.
Mr. Chen's father suddenly felt unwell on the night of February 26. At first, he asked for help when he went to the bathroom. He vomited several times. Calling 999 for the police and calling for an ambulance could not be connected. The room was forced to burst for days, and the public was urged to avoid going there.
After much thinking, Mr. Chen finally decided to send his father to St. Teresa Hospital (French hospital) for medical treatment.
▼The situation in the emergency room of Queen Elizabeth Hospital on March 4▼
If you have a fever, you are refused a doctor and then come to raise and knock on the door
When Uncle Chen arrived at the hospital to take his temperature, he found out that he had a slight fever, and was immediately refused to seek treatment. He only provided a list of private hospitals that were willing to treat patients with fever, so that family members could check on their own.
That night, the cold wind was biting, and it was only about 10 degrees. After making frequent calls to several private hospitals, he was still rejected. In the end, he bravely crossed the sea and went to the Sanatorium and Hospital.
If the test is positive, if you stay with me, just let us go, if you are in a relationship, then you will say...you want to leave immediately, you can't keep it low, it seems that you can't breathe the air. .
Mr. Chen recalled how his father went to a private hospital for medical treatment
Standing outside the hospital door, gusts of cold wind blew on his face, and my father's condition deteriorated rapidly. He vomited more than ten times in a row, and even became incontinent. The helpless Mr. Chen called the police again, but he still couldn't get the hang of it, and he was finally able to connect. He was transferred to the Ambulance Dispatch Centre of the Fire Services Department, but after waiting for about 20 minutes, he was told that the car could not be dispatched for the time being.
▼The placement of the remains of Queen Elizabeth on March 4▼
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Queen Mary Hospital Accident and Emergency Department final admission
After arriving at Queen Mary Hospital, he explained his father's condition to the nurses, and was arranged to see the doctor 45 minutes later, "It took an hour for him to go to the hospital many times. It was so hard and he vomited a dozen times. I felt good. Disappointed, there is no guidance on how to deal with this (seriously ill doctor).” Every time he recalled the picture of his sick father seeking medical treatment and being uneasy, his eyes were about to burst into tears.
Doctors initially suspected that his father had a stroke, but overturned the diagnosis after a brain scan, and finally concluded that his symptoms were caused by a variant virus, Omicron. Soon his lungs were spent, and his breathing was not smooth. He needed to be admitted to the ward for medical treatment, smelling oxygen and taking antiviral drugs. .
Only after such a difference, the old father has no news again, and in the early morning three days later, there is a separation between heaven and earth.
▼On March 9, Queen Elizabeth Hospital transferred non-COVID-19 patients in the hospital▼
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Can't see the last side, only video farewell
Mr. Chen repeatedly reminded the doctors and nurses that he hoped to see his father's last face, but this humble wish could only be regretted in the end. The hospital could only arrange a video call to say goodbye to the four family members on the day before his father's death, and he will receive it again next time. According to my father, it was nearly 6 a.m. last Tuesday (1st), and the nurse informed my father that he had passed away two hours ago, and his body had been sent to the mortuary. , He couldn't say goodbye properly, which became his lifelong regret. He, his mother, and sister washed their faces in tears all day long, and his mother couldn't stand the blow and fainted many times.
Extend the viewing time
In order to make up for their regrets, Mr. Chen and his family hoped to say goodbye to his father at the funeral, and to wipe his body, make up, and put on beautiful clothes for his deceased father. However, the funeral home refused to hold a ceremony for the deceased who died of the epidemic. During the corpse process, he said goodbye to his father in a hurry, and he begged to extend the time for viewing the remains, but the time was still very short, and only a few family members were with him. After that, the coffin was sealed and sent directly to cremation, "Well What's the point? You can't see him from the beginning to the end, it's actually very frustrating, I just want to hope that he... see him."
Funeral practitioners did not learn to use protective clothing
According to the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection, after the funeral practitioners put on a full set of protective equipment, family members can view the remains in the funeral home, and they can put makeup on the body, and cremation is recommended.
However, Guo Kaibang, chairman of the Funeral Chamber of Commerce, said that the industry has never learned to wear and take off protective clothing, and is worried that the industry will be infected by contact with the deceased who died of the epidemic. Therefore, it has not been recommended for the industry to hold a ceremony for the deceased, but emphasized Relatives can still pay their respects to the remains of the deceased during the identification process. They also describe the Queen Mary Hospital as a relatively relaxed hospital, and family members can even perform rituals in the mortuary.
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