Monday, January 24, 2011

How To Cover Up Ugly Pipes

Oggi l'articolo completo: "L'odissea di un bimbo malato"

Da "Il Tirreno" 

L'odissea di un bimbo malato

Dopo varie peripezie arriva al Meyer di Firenze in auto col padre

  PORTOFERRAIO. Ha raggiunto l'ospedale Meyer di Firenze, dove doveva essere sottoposto a un intervento chirurgico non in elicottero e neppure in ambulanza. E siccome di traghetti, vista l'ora tarda, non ce n'erano piĆ¹, ha attraversato il canale grazie a un mezzo navale della Guardia di finanza prima che un'auto lo trasferisse in ospedale.  E' quanto accaduto a un bambino who, with his parents, was involved in a medical odyssey. The child was hospitalized in Portoferraio, pediatrics, for a condition that required - as confirmed by medical personnel of the garrison - a surgical procedure. E 'then requested the transfer to the helicopter in a specialized center of Florence, but the helicopter could not land at Meyer problems of bad weather. During the day, neither has it been possible to arrange a transfer by ambulance, using the liners. And so, in the evening, the child's parents have decided to stand down, against the advice of doctors, and even went to the police, specifically to the naval department of the Guardia di Finanza to be able to get to Piombino. From the provincial command of Finance has come for the use of the vessel and it was arranged the transfer. These are the facts with respect to which, however, there are many questions to which to respond. Why, for example, it was not possible to transfer the child in a helicopter to the nearest airport in Florence, rather than - as suggested by ASL - Grosseto? Why not have been prepared in an alternative transfer by ambulance rather than leaving the parents of organizes itself, taking advantage of the availability of the Financial Police? Questions which tries to answer the company health reconstructs what happened while not clarifying all doubts. "The primary surgeon - said in a statement ASL - no perceived need for urgent intervention required the advice of an anesthetist, who suggested the transfer to the small patient Meyer, not because the operation could not be performed in the garrison of Portoferraio, but in view of the young age of the patient and the wish expressed by the family to follow his son in a specialized center for children. " The difficulties were created by weather conditions on Florence, as reported by the local health authorities. "The company - says the Asl - alerted the air ambulance service, however, Pegasus, adverse weather conditions, would not have been able to land in Florence, but only in Grosseto. Hypothesis rejected by his family. " So in the evening the parents of "have decided to dismiss his son - said the local health authorities - against the wishes of medical staff." At that point the parents have appealed to the Financial Police in this way were able to arrive at Piombino, and from there to Florence.
January 23, 2011

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