Emergency Situation in Java Hospitals: Patients Asking ‘How Long Can I Live, Doc?’

27 December 2023 03:31 |

Updated: December 27, 2023 03:50

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The emergency situation in a number of hospitals on the island of Java due to the spike in Corona cases is becoming increasingly dire. There is even a story about a doctor who was asked by a patient how much longer he had to live.

The story ‘How Long Can I Live, Doc?” was revealed by a doctor named Agnes Tri Harjaningrum via her Facebook status. This story was shared again by the founder of Drone Emprit, Ismail Fahmi, via his Twitter account. detikcom has received permission to quote the story.

Agnes talked about the condition of a regional hospital in Jakarta which was full. As a result of this condition, his colleagues who were doctors on duty received questions from patients about how long they could survive.

“‘How Much Longer Can I Live, Doc?’ The angel of death seems to be waving and walking closer. Waiting for a referral hospital, HCU room, ICU, is like waiting to find a needle in a haystack. That also seems to have happened to my brother, who died 10 days ago. ‘So how long can I survive? again, Doc, what if I don’t get a referral? What if I don’t get an HCU or ICU?’ “Ask the patients who are very congested. Which doctor doesn’t get choked up when asked a question like that,” wrote Agnes in a status uploaded on Monday (28/6/2021).

He said a number of patients on the waiting list had already signed Do Not Resuscitate (DNR). DNR is a decision not to continue rescue measures (CPR/cardiopulmonary resuscitation) after 30 minutes showing no return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Patients with DNR are included in the category of patients nearing death.

They can only be given simple medicines, IV drips and oxygen so that, if their condition worsens, they will not receive any further treatment. Ironically, the patients on this waiting list are on average in the age range of 30-50 years.

“It’s really like they’re waiting in line to die, it’s sobering. And what’s sad is that the patients queuing are not old people, but those in their 30s to 50s. Of productive age, although there are also those who are really old. Sometimes there are those who PRAY ( death on arrival), there were also those who died on the journey,” he said

He said that the death rate at the RSUD was high. Almost every day there are patients who die.

“The death rate in this hospital is definitely high, because almost every day there are patients who die. Today it was 2, yesterday it was one. Whereas a month ago a week it wasn’t necessarily one. The equipment department has prepared more coffins because the need has increased,” he said.

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