25 - 31 January 2018
Hep A outbreak AT least 33 people have been infected with Hepatitis A from a Palma restaurant, according to reports in the Spanish media. The first infections were reported in midDecember, when a health centre contacted Public Health to warn that it had two confirmed cases, which could have been contracted from the same eatery. One of the original sufferers was a worker at the restaurant. At least four workers from the restaurant are among the 33 that are infected, reports say. Food safety inspectors say they visited the premises and detected multiple issues potentially severe enough to spread the infection. After returning to the establishment, the inspectors instructed the restaurant to remove all prepared food and complete a disinfection process.
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Left on the line Lung collapse victim ignored The family of a 14-year-old boy who suffered a lung collapse will not press charges if emergency services can prove that they ignored him by mistake. It comes after telephone operators for the 112 emergency services twice hung up on him, according to reports. The boy called the helpline after he began to suffer breathing problems while walking on
the Avenida Reyes Catolicos in Inca. The operator who took the call hung up without explanation. The boy then made another call 10 minutes later and the operator once again hung up. He passed out at the road side soon after. He managed to stop a passing car to ask for help and was taken to a medical centre. He was then taken to Son Es-
pases hospital where he remained in intensive care for several days. The boy’s father, himself a doctor, spoke to the head of the 112 call centre who confirmed the event after listening to recordings of the phone calls. The head of the call centre has since apologised to the boy and his family. An investigation into the incident has now been opened. Photo by 112 Illes Balears/Twitter
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ERROR OPERATOR: The 112 call centre. (Right) Avenida Reyes Catolicos where the boy collapsed.
Fall fright
A 62-YEAR-OLD man who fell 10 metres into rocks in Llucmajor has been taken to hospital by a Guardia Civil helicopter where he remains in a serious condition. The man, from Palma, was walking through the Puig de Ros area of the town when he fell and landed on rocks on Wednesday morning. Another person walking through the area spotted him and alerted the Emergency Services
who sent firefighters and Local Police officers to the scene, according to reports. A Guardia Civil Mountain Rescue helicopter was also sent to help rescue the man from the place where he fell which was difficult to reach. Paramedics were able to stabilise the man who suffered several bruises and head injuries. He was taken by helicopter to Son Espases Hospital.
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Binissalem car blaze SIX abandoned cars and a large number of household appliances were destroyed by a fire in Binissalem on Sunday. The blaze began shortly after 1am on Sunday morning and soon engulfed the cars and appliances which were set to be scrapped. Local Police arrived shortly after it started to find the fire had grown large enough to be seen from a great distance, according to reports. Police officers called firefighters to the scene who spent four hours putting out the blaze which spread in part due to petrol left in the cars.