Tefilos are requested for a 15-year-old talmid yeshiva who is fighting for his life as a result of the flu. The Seret-Vishnitz talmid is hospitalized in Sheba Medical Center and listed in critical condition.

A 4-year-old child was niftar this week R”L due to complications from the flu. Now this talmid is fighting for his life. The young talmid, who already lost his father complained he was not feeling well during the past two weeks. He displayed flu-like symptoms including a cough, weakness, and fever. When he was seen by a doctor he was told there is nothing to be concerned with, and he was sent home to rest.

The young man returned to kupat cholim after he did not feel well and he was sent for some tests. His condition rapidly took a turn for the worse and he is now in an intensive care unit fighting for his life. His vital organs are not functioning and he has been placed on an ECMO http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/211359/gross-children-were-transported-to-schneider-childrens-hospital-connected-to-ecmo-units.html cardiac/pulmonary bypass to assist his body in fighting the illness.

Tefilos are requested for —   ישראל בן חנה נטע לרפואה שלימה בתוך שאר חולי ישראל

An ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) is used only after medicine and a ventilator have failed to improve a patient’s condition. An ECMO machine works for the heart and lungs. It is the same heart/lung machine used for open-heart surgery. When one is placed on ECMO, blood will flow through the ECMO tubing where it receives oxygen from the machine’s lung. This happens until the heart and/or lungs are able to work on their own.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)