The death of Famida Panwala (33) has raised serious concern for the two hospitals she was admitted to, her local clinic where she was treated, and her family and others who came in contact with her
The death of Famida Panwala (33) has raised serious concern for the two hospitals she was admitted to, her local clinic where she was treated, and her family and others who came in contact with her. Panwala who died on Saturday at Kasturba Hospital, had fever and breathing problem for the last seven days. She was treated by her family doctor but since her condition wasn't improving, she was admitted to Ruby Hospital on Thursday night at 9 pm.
Dr Madhvi Kelkar (physician) who treated her at Ruby Hospital said, "She was admitted on Thursday night having fever cough and breathing problems. We began treatment and she was much better on Friday morning. She was even walking around. But her condition worsened by afternoon, and we shifted her to the ICU. Her X-ray had signs of viral pneumonia. I advised her family members to shift her to another hospital. We later arranged for an ambulance and transferred her to Lilavati Hospital."
Kelkar added, "I had asked Famida whether she had interacted with anyone coming from abroad and other ways of contracting it. But I did not find anything. Now as we have come to know that she died of swine flu, we have to take all sorts of steps.u00a0
Kelkar explained: "We will trace all those had come in contact with Famida. The management will take steps to check that there are no such cases in the hospital after her."
Panwala was admitted to the ICU ward at Lilavati Hospital. Within four hours, doctors found symptoms of swine flu and asked her relatives to shift her to Kasturba Hospital.
Dr Prabhu Desai of Lilavati Hospital said, "She had fever, breathlessness, cough and such symptoms. We thought they may be symptoms of swine flu. Within four hours, we shifted her to Kasturba Hospital."
Said Dr Jalil Parker of Lilavati Hospital, "If a patient comes in with rapid organ failure, breathing problem and other multiple problems, we shift them to the ICU and treat them accordingly. Looking at the patient's condition, symptoms and his response to the treatment, further steps are taken.
Dr Parker agreed that there are chances that other people who came in contact with Panwala might also be infected though he stated, "In the ICU there is already six-feet distance. But such cases are to be taken seriously. The government must provide Tami flu to all private hospitals, who can also treat such patients." When asked whether the ICU needs fumigation, he said, "I don't think so."
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