Pregnant woman suspected to have died of the flu

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http://www.dagensmedicin.se/nyheter/2011/02/02/gravid-kvinna-misstanks-ha/index.xml
Swedish to Eng. translation

Pregnant woman suspected to have died of the flu
2011-02-02
The pregnant woman was treated for swine flu, was sent home and died two days later. The same hospital now accused of having been sent home another pregnant woman who later became seriously ill.

It was last Friday that the 41-year-old woman's girlfriend raised the alarm after she began cramping.

The woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Helsingborg, where she died, says Helsingborgs Dagblad.

Police in Helsingborg, has now made a complaint about the incident in order to send a woman's body on the forensic investigation, and thus find out what she died of.

The woman's girlfriend has told police that the woman was being treated for swine flu at Helsingborg hospital until Wednesday before his death, but that she then sent home.

Hospital management would not comment on the newspaper's death, or confirm that the woman received treatment for swine flu.

A few weeks ago the same paper reported a case where a 24-year-old pregnant woman who sought help for the swine flu say they sent home from the hospital's medical emergency. The woman's condition then deteriorated and she has been kept on a respirator.

 

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Re: Pregnant woman suspected to have died of the flu

http://hd.se/skane/2011/02/02/41-ariga-kvinnans-dod-utreds/

Swedish to English translation

41-year-old woman's death investigated
It was right to send home a pregnant 41-year-old woman with swine flu later died at home. The assessment makes Helsingborg Hospital at present. An internal investigation is added, however, to review the care process. While the investigation is clear in the case of a 24-year-old pregnant woman, who contracted the disease difficult to swine influenza. This allows the hospital communication misses.

SCANIA. The 41-year-old pregnant woman died on Friday at his home in Helsingborg.
Helsingborg Hospital now confirm that the woman had swine flu when she was being treated there between 24 and 26 January. This was found by a blood test. She sought treatment because of nausea and cough. X-ray also showed a slight pneumonia.
- She had a normal preventive treatment with antibiotics and a medication to relieve flu symptoms. With the vaccination of and already infected against swine flu, it makes no sense, because the body itself has begun to produce antibodies, "says Greg Ervander, Acting Medical Director.
Bosse Ervander states that he has looked through all the records of the case and discussed them with their operations manager. From the base he answers "no" when asked if the hospital had been able to do something different and if some mistakes had been made.
- Currently there are no indications of it. Her general condition was such that it was proper to send her home, according to the information I have received. So I do not think it's weird. We do not know if there is any link between the flu and her death, "he says.
The hospital will be investigating the matter further in detail. Bosse Ervander has decided to pursue an internal investigation. This starts immediately and will be ready early next week. The management will then take a position on whether a notification should be made by the lex Maria.
- It is routine to do an internal investigation of sudden and unexpected events. We'll go through the whole episode and interview everyone involved, "he says.
Possibly will also have a special group to make a so-called event analysis.
Bosse Ervander would not say exactly when during the hospital stay that swine flu was found. He would not say if the woman belonged to a particular risk for the disease, except that she was pregnant.
The case of the 41-year-old woman being investigated by police for formal reasons. No crime is suspected at this time.