Vietnam: Hospitals overloaded

Updated: Friday, 05/21/2010 | 2:49:38 PM

Children's Hospital at this time is always overloaded.
These days in the southern provinces, the temperature increases, the threshold is always at 37-39 degrees C. Temperatures in the central provinces are also quite high, there are areas, up to date over 39 degrees C. Northern hot but not like every year, but the situation was erratic rain, sun and are made for the health of many people "instability." Many older people, children, pregnant women admitted to hospital.

Crowded hospital

Central Pediatrics Hospital at 10 am on 19-5-2010, we found overrepresentation in most departments. Patients are filling up the hallway. Many people avoid the heat under the trees or water kiosks near the hospital.
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In Science Respiratory, Digestive, Infectious status are young children 2-3 / bed is common. A doctor at the Digestive Sciences, said that five children with diarrhea only focus on the winter months, this year again before long Lunar New Year so far.

Many children in the hospital in severe dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, dry skin, sunken eyes. Only in the morning on 19-5, Faculty of diarrhea receiving four grandchildren. Also equally overloaded, Faculty of Infectious beginning in April to now, more than 200 children hospitalized for encephalitis, meningitis and meningococcal infection. To "liberate" the bed, the Faculty must treat emergency insurance for children of danger, fever, anticonvulsant ... then moved to the lower level.

To pediatrics - Paul Green hospital, we see "dizziness by patients standing here waiting jammed examination. English Coughing, crying loud speakers called mixed languages in turn causes the air search and wait for further examination suffocation, shortness of breath. The nurse sat received some books and examinations, said several recent days much hospitalized patients, especially children with pneumonia, diarrhea, flu ...
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In central Da Nang Hospital each day over 500 patients receiving high fever, acute respiratory long, encephalitis, meningitis Hue Central Hospital ... these days there are many elderly patients and children admitted to hospital with high fever, cough, pneumonia, meningitis. Number of patients in inpatient treatment of diseases prevention surge over 200 cases. In Pediatrics, 150 beds always have to "load" of nearly 300 children. Psychiatric Hospital of Nghe An, every 70-10 days to receive a strong agitation in the state. Children's Hospital of Nghe An in the number of children in shock due to the chrome drying treatment has increased. Many children hospitalized for fever 39-40 degrees C, red leather body. A number of other respiratory infections, diarrhea ...

On the morning of 19-5-2010, Respiratory Sciences, Children's Hospital I also jammed with patients, pediatric patients 2-3 years of a bed. Many other patients have to lie corridor. If in April as Children's Hospital a "hot" with hand, foot and mouth disease (TCM), the respiratory disease in May to peak again. Dr. Le Bich Lien, Deputy Director of Children's Hospital I said: "Every day the hospital received more than 30 cases of respiratory disease. We have over 200 children being treated at the Respiratory Sciences, 80-100 grandchildren increased compared with weekdays. Number of patients with severe pneumonia increased, in some cases to the hospital was near cardiac arrest, resuscitation should stop breathing, pass the new emergency. " Dr. Tran Thi Thu Loan, Head of Children's Hospital respiratory 2, a day hospital to receive medical examination and treatment of 30 patients with hand, foot and mouth (tcm), which has 6-7 severe cases.

It is recommended by experts Preventive Medicine Department, Ministry of Health said, encephalitis and hemorrhagic fever outbreak in two patients easy hot sunny days. The elderly, pregnant women and children are very susceptible to these diseases. If the environment is not good, the audience is also very vulnerable to cross diarrhea, influenza, dengue fever, typhus, encephalitis level ... Doctor Truong Huu Khanh, Head of Infection - Neurology Children's Hospital I said: "The disease encephalitis, meningitis is a serious illness caused by disease nose, throat, so parents should be aware not fun for kids, outdoor activities too long, not to children exposed to the temperature changes abruptly. The incidence of encephalitis, meningitis is not much, just from a - 5/100.000 but the disease can leave severe sequelae parents should pay attention to disease prevention for children and the child to the hospital in time when detecting symptoms headache accompanied by vomiting, enough lu. TCM for disease prevention for children by hygiene in eating and living, washing hands often, when children have severe disease manifestations such as shocked, play with it should be taken to hospital for treatment timely.

As predicted, the summer heat wave more prolonged. Especially in the northern provinces, May 6-7-8 regular season of Japanese encephalitis patients. In order to limit heat stress condition that causes everyone to pay attention against heat, enhance disease prevention and health training, exercise, as recommended by the professional bodies, special attention to the subjects are elderly, children, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases ...