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a 99 year old woman from France was left on one emergency room stretcher For 64 hours, his granddaughter has revealed.
Aline Purcher, who lives in rouensaid her grandmother Claire was taken to Charles-Nicol University Hospital on Oct. 17 acute pulmonary edema, or fluid on the lungs,
The pensioner, whom Ms Percher affectionately refers to as Manou, spent the next 64 hours lying on an uncomfortable stretcher while she waited for a bed. He was admitted on Friday evening, but was not given a bed till Monday afternoon.
The situation became worse when the family was told that there was not enough food for the patients.
In a post published on Facebook, Ms Purcher recounted the painstaking 64 hours her grandmother spent on a stretcher.
Recording her grandmother’s condition after the first 48 hours, she wrote: “I’m keeping an eye on your heels, they’re turning red. Mom gave me some things, I’m massaging your heels and putting pressure relief cushions. I’m helping the caregivers change you, because they’re overwhelmed.”
He continued, “While changing you, we noticed you’re starting to get quite red. They’re putting creams on you, but you really need a bed with a proper mattress… but they’re out, so we’re going to put a mattress topper on your stretcher… it’s better than nothing.”
Ms Purcher said the nurses and staff at the hospital were very apologetic for the long wait for a bed and the difficult conditions in which the elderly woman was kept. He said of caregivers: “It’s not your fault, you’re trying your best, you take care of him the best you can.”
When her grandmother finally found a bed in the old age ward at 2.30 pm on Monday 20 October, she gave her granddaughter “a faint smile, but a smile that tells”. [her] You are very good”.
At the end of his post, he called on French President Emmanuel Macron and Health Minister Stephanie Riis to “wake up”, saying they could be in the same position one day.
University Hospital said in a statement parisian: “During the weekend of October 17, amid the seasonal pandemic surge, the adult emergency department had to deal with very intense activity with more than 250 visits per day.
“At the same time, the pressure on available beds at Rouen University Hospital and local facilities was particularly high. This situation unfortunately led to unusually long waits for patients in the emergency department to be admitted to hospital after their initial visit.”