friend postiv with covid..how to find a hospital bed

[consulb]

Hello,

 

a good friend of mine made a covid test at a Hospital in BKK yesterday. He had fever for a few days and is coughing a lot. Today afternoon hospital called him and told him the test was positiv.

They told him they will call him back if they can arange a free bed, but nobody called him. So he called back, but they told him just to wait. Now i start to get a bit worry, as his state become more worse,

and it become difficult for him to take care of these things. And i am not sure if he understand what is going on.

I called some hospitals, Bumrungrad, BH, but they said they are all full.

 

Anyone an idea how i can find a place in a hospital for him?

 

Thank you

 

 

 

[lemonjelly]

Call an ambulance ASAP 

[ukrules]

Is your friend Thai or a foreigner?

[Rampant Rabbit]

I wonder  how  many more cases like this are kicking around, I do  know of one person who died whilst waiting for a  bed. Then without  isolation I wonder  how  many more  will be infected.

[Rampant Rabbit]

3 hours ago, consulb said:

They told him they will call him back if they can arange a free bed

That's  a bit  worrying,unless they treat everyone it's  going to spread even farther regardless of  cost.

[scubascuba3]

Having a finger oximeter would be useful, i just got one, it shows oxygen % in blood, if it gets to about 92% or below need to go to hospital. Maybe the guy who is C+ is higher.

 

Problem is hospitals are full with people who shouldn't be there, non serious

[ukrules]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Having a finger oximeter would be useful, i just got one, it shows oxygen % in blood, if it gets to about 92% or below need to go to hospital. Maybe the guy who is C+ is higher.

 

Problem is hospitals are full with people who shouldn't be there, non serious

+1 on this, don't let it go far below the low 90's without seeking treatment

 

That can result in something they call 'happy hypoxia' - essentially you can in an extreme case approach the verge of death and not realise it

 

Some information on this here : https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-19-crisis-what-is-happy-hypoxia-and-can-it-be-fatal-983353.html

 

[Ventenio]

Let me give you my 2 cents.   Get off TVF and go to the hospital.   Now.  Call your embassy, NOW.  Emergency.  

 

is sick, fever, covid, worried about oxygen....and you are asking TVF members questions, who are as likely to be a real doctor as I am Bill Gates.

 

your health is everything.  hospitals have doctors.  doctors have knowledge, real knowledge.  not google TVF knowledge........

 

and if money is an issue....AFTER he's in the hospital, do the gofundme stuff

[cyril sneer]

4 hours ago, ukrules said:

Is your friend Thai or a foreigner?

must be a foreigner

[Tarteso]

I Hope your friend get help and find the solution.
 

Ehh Anutin!...All under control isn’t ? ????

[Farma]

I've been told by a member of the health department they should contact a help line set up by thairath newspaper for situations like this. The helpline will try to find a bed but the patient may spend time in a field hospital first until a suitable hospital bed is found.

 

Recently there's been a case of 4 Bangkok positive people unable to find a bed hiring a pickup with driver and spending 8 hours in the back for a pre arranged with the hospital trip to an issan hospital with free beds. 

[KhaoYai]

57 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

Let me give you my 2 cents.   Get off TVF and go to the hospital.   Now.  Call your embassy, NOW.  Emergency.  

Agreed, the guy doesn't need lectures about his lifestyle or vitamin intake - he needs to find a hospital.

 

St. Louis?

[KhaoYai]

4 minutes ago, Farma said:

The helpline will try to find a bed but the patient may spend time in a field hospital first until a suitable hospital bed is found.

Beginning to sound like India - they've had 15 months to prepare for this!

[Scott]

A false or misleading post and replies removed along with other troll posts.  

 

[clivebaxter]

No point having medical insurance for covid if you cannot even get inside a Hospital for treatment, looks like the situation is worse than is being admitted if even the most expensive private Hospitals are full.

[ChipButty]

11 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

No point having medical insurance for covid if you cannot even get inside a Hospital for treatment, looks like the situation is worse than is being admitted if even the most expensive private Hospitals are full.

The most expensive private hospitals dont want you dying it's bad for their image

[ExpatOilWorker]

38 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

The most expensive private hospitals dont want you dying it's bad for their image

Covid is good business for the hospitals.

 

 

[Sheryl]

This sounds serious. Call 191 for an ambulance at once. 

[scubascuba3]

These ones from Lazada seem good for 300 baht

[clivebaxter]

got a link? there are so many

[clivebaxter]

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Covid is good business for the hospitals.

 

 

How can they get it to that much was the person in ICU?

[Surelynot]

5 hours ago, Tarteso said:

I Hope your friend get help and find the solution.
 

Ehh Anutin!...All under control isn’t ? ????

All over before the start of May I recall him saying.

[NCC1701A]

I was told on 04/24 after checking out of Bumrungrad Hospital that I would not be able to return because there are no beds there or ANYWHERE in Bangkok. Another doctor said there are no beds at hospitals anywhere in the country.

On 05/03 another doctor at Bumrungrad told me to be extremely careful not to get this variation of Covid because there is no place to put you.

[scubascuba3]

7 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

got a link? there are so many

Price has jumped to 538+delivery. They are all basically the same, pick anyone at the right price with good reviews 

 

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.WoC6N

[Sheryl]

As it sounds like his friend is already showing some mental changes, no need or reason to wait for a pulse oximeter. he needs to get to a hospital ER ASAP.

 

Pulse oximeters are good idea for people with mild/asymptomatic COVID though

[consulb]

finally the hospital called in the morning. First they asked for 200.000 THB deposit. We had to manage this with his international insurance first. It took a while until incurance company confirmed. Now he got a nice room and they take care of him, hope he will recover soon. Difficult task if you are alone and you have to handle this all alone while you are sick.

 

Thx to all

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

1 hour ago, clivebaxter said:

How can they get it to that much was the person in ICU?

13 days in ICU.

[Pravda]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

These ones from Lazada seem good for 300 baht

 

It seems good, but there were tests done with these Chnese oximeters and 90% of them were showing fake results.

 

For a relatively cheap non fake medical equipment on par with omron I recommend Yuwell

[Swimfan]

1 hour ago, consulb said:

finally the hospital called in the morning. First they asked for 200.000 THB deposit. We had to manage this with his international insurance first. It took a while until incurance company confirmed. Now he got a nice room and they take care of him, hope he will recover soon. Difficult task if you are alone and you have to handle this all alone while you are sick.

 

Thx to all

 

Was that a public hospital or private?

[4MyEgo]

7 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

No point having medical insurance for covid if you cannot even get inside a Hospital for treatment, looks like the situation is worse than is being admitted if even the most expensive private Hospitals are full.

 

It is always advisable for people with insurance to think outside the square if they cannot find a hospital bed in their area and or surrounding areas, i.e. instead of waiting, get someone to drive them to a hospital in another area, regardless if it is a 10 hour drive, but first one must make sure the hospital is equipped to handle the patient will admit him/her upon arrival.

 

I wouldn't be waiting around for others to save my life in a situation like this, I would do everything possible monetarily to get to a hospital that has beds available and is equipped to look after me, either way, it's a far better shot that waiting to die.