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ARAR – The blood bank at Arars Central Hospital was taken by surprise on Tuesday as some 80 people turned up offering to donate type A+ blood in response to an “emergency request” they received by SMS text message.
The unusual number of donors was welcomed by slightly perplexed staff who were informed that the message had appealed for “urgent blood donations of type A+”, but the hospital made clear that it itself was not the source of the appeal.
JEDDAH – In one of a number of probes into deaths at city hospitals, a Shariah medical committee is investigating the circumstances around the death of a man who died because of alleged medical malpractice at a government hospital.
The case filed against the Ministry of Health by the deceaseds sister, who is a doctor, claimed that the man died of stroke complications that doctors failed to recognize. The doctors had therefore not taken “appropriate actions” to save him. The hospital was accused of delaying treatment for an emergency case.
BURAIDAH – A medical error at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Buraidah in the Qassim Region on Monday, has caused the death of 24-year-old Nada Ibrahim Al-Thuwaini. This was during surgery to remove her gallbladder.
The doctor who performed the operation has admitted his mistake in “cutting the womans aorta while removing the catheter used in the operation.”
RIYADH – Nearly 200 pints of blood were collected Friday to be used for emergencies at the holy sites during this year’s Haj.
About 300 expatriates of various nationalities and Saudis donated blood at the King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh. Indians, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, Yemenis and Syrians participated.
The blood will be used at the emergency rooms of healthcare centers in Makkah and Madina.
The campaign was carried out by members of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), a social organization from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. “I feel proud of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath for their voluntary contribution to help the pilgrims in emergency situations,” said Dr. Fathou Al-Alem, Head of the Blood Bank at King Fahad Medical City.
Faisal Mohamed, and engineer and a TNTJ coordinator, said the camp received an overwhelming response from Saudis and various expatriate communities. “We got an overwhelming response from members of the Indian community and others who came forward to donate blood for this noble cause,” he said.
The TNTJ has been participating voluntarily in the KFMC blood donation campaign for three years in a row.
A standard health screening procedure was done prior to blood being donated. Each donor underwent tests for blood pressure, sugar and hemoglobin count before the donation. The checks also included communicable diseases. – SG
JEDDAH: The general court in Riyadh sentenced three African gang members to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes each for theft crimes they committed. Police arrested the gang members recently for their role in robbing a series of commercial shops in Riyadh. Police arrested them after a short chase when police discovered their robberies. They confessed to taking advantage of prayer times to rob vacant shops.
Municipality ready for Haj in Makkah
JEDDAH: The General Directorate of Health Affairs has completed preparations to serve Haj pilgrims in Makkah, the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, and Jeddah.
The Ajyad Emergency Hospital close to the Grand Mosque has been refurbished with 52 beds spread over an area of 3,000 square meters, said Khaled bin Obaid Zafar, director general of Health Affairs in Makkah province.
While its emergency ward contains 10 beds for men and seven for women, eight have been set apart for observation, eight for coronary care, two for revival of hearts and lungs, and 12 for intensive care, said Zafar.
TAIF – Women do not need to wear medical face masks to guard against swine flu if they instead wear a suitable veil, doctors say.
“Women who wear the veil or cover their faces dont need to wear protective masks as long as the veil is sterilized,” Dr. Dalal Namnagani, Consultant Pathologist and Director of the Blood Bank at King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital in Taif told Al-Watan newspaper Thursday.
“The veil should be washed and ironed after use, but should not be used by other people which might leave it vulnerable to contamination,” Namnagani said.
RIYADH: The biggest dialysis center in the Middle East, equipped with 140 machines to serve 800 patients daily, will be established in Jeddah at a cost of SR60 million. The center will be named after the late Makkah governor, Prince Abdul Majeed, and will be fully funded by the Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Foundation For the Care of Kidney Patients. The society has awarded the contract to Majd Al Ola Constructing and Contracting Establishment.
An agreement was signed yesterday by Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and Dr. Mohamed Al-Arnoos, chairman of Majd Al Ola Constructing and Contracting Establishment. The signing took place in the presence of Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Salman, assistant minister of petroleum and mineral resources, who is the supervisor general of Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Society. Dr. Faisal Shaheen, chairman of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, was also present.
ARAR – Health authorities in the Northern Border province are investigating the death of a woman at Arar Central Hospitals Gynecology and Obstetrics Department after claims that she was left bleeding for four hours after giving birth.
The womans husband has lodged a complaint with the regions Health Affairs Directorate accusing a doctor of failing to intervene as his 25-year-old wife lay bleeding to death.
JEDDAH: Hundreds of residents and citizens are flocking to hospitals and mobile blood banks located in commercial centers to donate blood in what they described as the least they can do to show their support for the Palestinians in Gaza.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH) started accepting blood donations Saturday night for those injured in the Israeli attacks on Gaza.