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Monday, November 09, 2009

Rehovot's Kaplan hospital doctors witnessed medical miracle

by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich

A 71-year-old woman who went into clinical death after nearly drowning off an Ashdod beach three weeks ago has fully recovered, thanks to intensive treatment at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot.

Her doctors called it a "medical miracle" that she regained conscoiiusness and showed dramatic improvement.

The fact that she received 40 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the beach and that her body temperature from the cold water slowed her heartbeat helped her survive.

Dr. Steven Melnick, head of the hospital's internal medicine C department, said hospital staffers "never give up" on such patients.

Read full article at JPost.com

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Kaplan hospital nurses save man who tries to commit suicide at the entrance to Rehovot's Herzl Street

A nurse at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot used her sweater as a tourniquet to stop the profuse bleeding of a man whose foot was amputated by a railroad train when he ran towards the tracks in a suicide attempt.

A few days ago, Tami Shlomo, a pediatric nurse who was driving to Sheba Medical Center with two other nurses, was waiting for a train to pass at the exit from Rehovot. They saw a man rushing towards the train and get run over by one of the railway cars. The nurses ran out of the car to help the man, who was bleeding profusely but lay there quietly.

"It was incredible to see a man with an amputated food who didn't say anything or scream," said Shlomo. He even answered our questions about how he felt. We did all we could to keep him awake so he wouldn't lose consciousness before the ambulance arrived."

The pediatric nurse said the event was very traumatic for her, even though she was a medic in the IDF and knew what to do. After seeing the man's condition, she shouted for an elastic band, but no one had any, so he used her sweater to try to stop the bleeding.

The Magen David Adom ambulance evacuated the man to Kaplan for continued treatment, and he was admitted in stable condition. "I am proud of my hospital," said Shlomo, "and I knew he would get the best care to save his life. I called the department where he was hospitalize to check on his condition. When I heard that he was okay and that his relatives [had seen] him, I calmed down."

The three nurses will receive special recognition for their efforts from the hospital management for working quickly and properly to save a man's life.

Source: Siegel-Itzkovich J. Kaplan nurses save man who tries to commit suicide (2 Nov 2008) [FullText]

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Two boys diagnosed with cave fever at Rehovot's Kaplan Hospital. After visits to Carmel caves

Two boys who visited the Carmel caves near Haifa with their families were stricken by "cave fever," known among doctors as tick-borne relapsing fever. It is caused by Borrelia bacteria, which live on cave ticks, which are in turn sometimes carried on the backs of porcupines.

A 15-year-old boy was brought Monday to Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot and quickly diagnosed by emergency room doctors as having cave fever.

Last week, Iyar Shmuelevich, a six-year-old boy from Kfar Bilu, was diagnosed with the fever as well. Both had been in the Carmel caves, and both suffered from weakness and high fever.

Complications can, rarely, lead to death. After receiving a large dose of antibiotics, the older boy recovered. The younger one has improved with antibiotics but is still being treated.

Kaplan doctor Uri Bella said the Health Ministry would be asked to look into the infections at the caves...

Source: Judy Siegel-Itzkovich. Two boys diagnosed with cave fever after visits to Carmel caves (12 August 2008) JPost.com [FullText]

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