RSUD Soewandhie Be overwhelmed handled the Diarrhoea Patient

[muntaber = vomiting with diarrhea]
Rabu, 10 Desember 2008 - 01:45 wib

The case of diarrhoea and muntaber in the Surabaya City was increasingly serious. Day after day, the number of diarrhoea sufferers and muntaber especially that was experienced by pre-schoolers and children continued to improve [increase]. The Daerah public hospital (RSUD) Dr Soewandhie that became first reconciliation the handling of diarrhoea and muntaber in the Surabaya City territory began to be overwhelmed handled the patient who entered. This was caused the room that was available to handle the limited patient. Be forced, many diarrhoea patients and muntaber underwent the maintenance in the path or outside the room.

Observation in the field, on Tuesday (9/12/2008), at least had five diarrhoea patients who were forced to be treated in the path. The patient that notabene pre-schoolers and these children slept in a bed encouraged and lined up close to the wall. Some of these diarrhoea patients were seen still was rolled over weak, and continued to be given by the infusion. Of course, because was outside the room, they could not soundly sleep and comfortable rested. The voice bising and the smell was not delicious from one of the bathrooms on the floor of two hospitals mencocok the nose.

"We came already not be alloted place slept, finally my child was forced to be treated outside the room like this." But the maintenance like really was not glad, because of my child often crying and being difficult to sleep, said Pitono (38) when accompanying his child, the daughter of the Saint (1.8) in the path, RSUD Dr Soewandhie. The head of the Pengembangan Field and RSUD Information Dr Soewandhie, Indriyati, said, since a last week the diarrhoea patient and muntaber that entered the hospital has exceeded the capacity (overload).

"Indeed there are those that was forced to undergo the maintenance outside the room." Nevertheless, the treatment and the maintenance that were given to them were the same as the patient that was in the room, he said.