Wounded Syrian Treated in Israel Comes with Doctor's Note

by Danny Brenner

Syrian doctor leaves note to the "honorable" Israeli surgeons on rebel's uniform • Ziv Hospital director: Despite Israel being portrayed as the enemy, rumors are spreading among Syrians that one can get good medical treatment in Israel.

The letter from the Syrian doctor who treated the wounded rebel before he was brought to Israel

A severely wounded Syrian rebel carrying a note from the Syrian doctor who treated him was transferred to Israel's Ziv Hospital in Safed for treatment on Tuesday. The letter was placed in the uniform of the rebel, who was wounded while fighting the Syrian regime and was found by U.N. forces near the border and brought to Israel.

The Syrian doctor wrote: "To the honorable surgeon hello, the patient is 28 years old, was wounded by a bullet that struck him the chest, causing broken ribs, and fragments have damaged the liver and diaphragm. A thoracotomy [incision into the chest] was performed to stop the bleeding and abdominal surgery was performed to stop the hemorrhaging in the liver. The liver could not be stitched up and a pressure bandage was applied to the abdomen. The wounded patient was left under observation. Since 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013, his vital signs and hemoglobin levels were monitored. The doctors believe the abdominal surgery is required to analyze the state of the liver and to remove the pressure bandage. Please do what is required and thank you in advance." 

At the bottom of the note the Syrian doctor wrote a list of the medications used on the patient, and then signed his name.

"A civil war is a complicated thing, and it should be noted that despite being portrayed as their enemy, the rumors that one can get good medical treatment in Israel are spreading by word of mouth," Ziv Hospital Director Dr. Oscar Ambon said. Since the onset of the Syrian civil war, Ziv Hospital has treated 20 Syrians.

Danny Brenner

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=9973

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