Hospital searching for family of unidentified patient

Hospital searching for family of unidentified patient

Social workers at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban are trying to track down the relatives or friends of an elderly patient who was brought there last week. 


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The man, believed to be in his 60s, has been in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit since last week Tuesday. 


He's been described as white, of medium height and weight, with long hair. 


Social worker at the hospital, Mandla Shange says the man was referred from Addington Hospital - after being found by emergency services on the side of the road.


"At the moment the patient is still on ventilation, so he's not talking. Doctors are still trying to revive the patient. The patient had no visible injuries or trauma, so it's suspected it may have been a seizure or something like that," he said. 


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