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was worse than the first one. He decided to proceed to the
hospital in the ambulance rather than scramble a helicopter.
He feared that the movement of the helicopter would harm
Sharon more than a few more minutes in the car.
Apparently, Segev was the one who decided to take Sharon
to Hadassah rather than to the closer Soroka center. The trip
to the hospital took 55 minutes, during which Sharon's
condition deteriorated.
Doctors asked why Sharon wasn't required to stay in his
Jerusalem residence instead of the ranch, at least while he
was being treated with Claxon and until the procedure to
mend the hole in his heart had been performed. Why wasn't
a senior doctor at his side at all times, one who could have
administered immediate treatment when the deterioration
began?
Some of the questions suggest that Sharon and his aides'
desire to show that the prime minister had returned swiftly to
his daily routine resulted in inadequate treatment and
supervision.
The senior doctors asked why Sharon's physicians had not
insisted that he take a significant rest after the first stroke, as
they would have done with any other patient. They asked to
what extent political and media considerations were involved.
They also asked why the catheterization was not performed
earlier.
Other questions refer to why it took about two hours from the
time Sharon felt unwell at his ranch to the time he arrived at
the hospital emergency room at about 11 P.M., and why he
wasn't taken to Soroka for preliminary treatment at least.
Sharon's Stroke Raises Medical Questions
By AMY TEIBEL
The Associated Press
Thursday, January 5, 2006; 4:33 PM