20/04/2009 04:00:00 Juan Carlos Zavala
Relatives of inmates image in the Civil Hospital in the waiting room.
Executives deny that there is an emergency, but at least 16 workers have respiratory infections
After the health alert issued at the Civil Hospital "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso "by the alleged existence of a deadly virus or bacteria, everyday tasks run in a climate of apparent calm.
The area remains closed and Emergencies Adults remain so for at least 15 days due to a "process of pre-cleaning and disinfection," scheduled for two weeks, according to the circular signed by the head of the Equality Unit Medical Care, Liliam Irasema Pérez García, and dated last April 15.
In "The house, a larger room to meet people who require emergency department when it is saturated, only two patients.
In the waiting room, who have relatives in internal Pediatric Emergency ensures that no one has said anything about who should take precautions against possible contagion, although they have been witness to the thorough cleaning in the hospital in recent days.
Concern among workers
In this regard, a hospital worker who requested anonymity, felt it unfair that their managers are not clear on the information provided them about the case of women of 39 years who died on April 13, five days after admission, presume pneumonia. According to the official versions, died of atypical pneumonia, with viruses or bacteria that caused it is still unknown.
According to the director of Promotion and Prevention Health Services Health Oaxaca (SSO), the woman was admitted to hospital with a picture of pneumonia advanced, because the symptoms were six days before admission: she had diarrhea and was detected diabetes, a disease that was never treated.
He insisted that the death was caused by an atypical pneumonia, which is considered because the clinical picture of this disease out of the normal fee is, usually, the evolution of the disease is later, but in eight days she developed the disease.
So far, the SSO argue that there is only one death from this cause, and no infections were detected between the medical staff or close contacts such as family members and colleagues of the deceased. And denied that the mild respiratory infection presenting 16 employees of the hospital has no connection that might indicate an infection.
However, some hospital doctors say that there are at least another death from the same cause, a doctor and a nurse in bed, and still fear for the possible presence of a virus or bacterium deadly consequences.
hat-tip Shiloh
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