Vietnam: Number of children with respiratory tract inflammation on high

Updated at 15h28, on 30/01/2009

Hanoinet - Local examination of the Children's Hospital in TU mùng 2, 3 is quite crowded. Although the Tet holidays, but doctors at the hospital still have to work almost normally to meet examination requirements.

Tết few days, the weather continued rét dark, night is day 30 and the number 1 mùng children with respiratory tract inflammation on high.

Area examination of Children's Hospital in TU mùng 2, 3 is quite crowded. Although the Tet holidays, but doctors at the hospital still have to work almost normally to meet examination requirements. Average per day with almost 300 patients to the examination. Alone in the morning on New Year mùng 3, the clinic received 200 sick children. Scientific examination of the hospital's Green Pon, North Thang Long, Thanh Nhan, Vietnam - Cuba agree to be patient. Most of the patients were diseases of respiratory symptoms with cough, runny nose, fever. Number of children attending emergency examinations night also equivalent to the day.

Children from infections, infections in the throat, nose because cold weather, go dry easily lead to inflammation on the respiratory tract such as pneumonia, dangerous for children. According to reports, trời continue rét dark, the doctors advised the parents it is important for hygiene and clean, warm clothing, to wear page for children when the road to avoid dust and cold gas. Can use drugs small nose Natriclorid 0.9% to sanitation nose, throat children daily. If children under 38oC fever, can use measures to lower fever such as simple chuom up on cool towels. But when the young high fever 38oC should be taken to medical facilities for treatment, to prevent child fever CONVULSIONS