The student, however, denies any possibility of pregnancy and refuses any exams. A paramedic is needed for the transport. UE-WA makes arrangements and the patient is flown home. A US student in Holland comes down with flu-like symptoms and is eventually hospitalized with high fever and an enlarged spleen. Her condition deteriorates to a point where a ventilator is required.
Hospitalization eventually exceeds three weeks.
UE-WA continued to perform medical contacts with the attending physicians to ascertain that medical care is adequate and to provide transport recommendations as needed. After discharge, the host family and the patient's family decide that the student will continue her stay in Holland. She continues outpatient treatment for two months but is able to attend school within three weeks of her discharge. Find Out More . . . UE's Worldwide Assistance program is expressly designed to help students, faculty and staff abroad.