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  • Vietnam - Children's Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City Saigon over capacity with respiratory illnesses - hospitalizations "increasing sharply"

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    Children hospitalized with massive respiratory
    08/13/2013 10:55
    (TNO) Prevention of respiratory medicine at the hospital (hospital) in Ho Chi Minh City was packed with children 3, 4 baby share a bed, many parents have to find a place to lie in the path for the two corridors.

    Leveraging little bit of area in corridor Respiratory , HCMC Children Hospital 1, Quan (45, in Long An) have just recently it was her fans Minh Khoi (31 months old) crying. Two days before hospitalization for asthma treatment but for prevention overloaded so I have to earn a spot in the hallway to give the lie.

    On 12.8, Department of Respiratory, Children's Hospital 1 is "choking" the number of patients being treated up to 355 children out of 100 beds. Average day with 40-50 patients hospitalized, more than double the normal days.

    1 Children's Hospital
    Department of Respiratory, Children's Hospital overload 1, 2, 3 must be in a child bed

    The respiratory disease hospitalized mainly bronchiolitis and pneumonia. In addition, children with asthma increased hospitalizations, more severe cases of asthma.

    Meanwhile, also in 2 Children Hospital overcrowding. Dr. (BS) Tran Thi Thu Loan, Head of Respiratory Department, 2 Children's Hospital, said respiratory disease season, the number of children hospitalized in the department is increasing sharply. Generally children are treated normally and Respiratory Services, the department has about 400 children in the hospital, but only 150 beds, more than double the normal days.

    According to the doctor, since August, the respiratory peak, to 10 patients will rise to a peak overload will last.

    Dr. Tran Anh Tuan, Head of Respiratory, Children's Hospital 1 said, to reduce the pressure overload, BV enhance outpatient clinics and filter for screening patients for hospital admissions, reduce the load for a Some departments such as respiratory medicine. All BV, only about 5% of patients were screened for admission of examination at the clinic. Currently, BV to turn down plans for patients with mild respiratory support through other departments more.

    Be aware of danger signs

    According to Dr. Loan, moving from sunny weather across much rain is favorable to virus, bacteria grow much, affecting the child's resistance to her difficult adaptation, susceptible to respiratory diseases. In addition, children entering this season should return likely to spread more disease.

    2 Children Hospital
    Children must be overflowing aisles of Respiratory Department, Children Hospital 1

    Dr. Tuan noted, with infants under 2 months of age, when the child shows signs of not feeding, poor feeding (breast milk ? normal breastfeeding), in children older than 2 months without drinking, vomiting all first feeding, lethargy difficult to awaken the youth hospital quickly. If children cough lasting more than 1 week, difficulty breathing, or breathing faster than normal concave chest, you should take the child to the doctor immediately.

    Dr. Tuan advised, to keep the baby warm and adequate flexibility, keep warm when it's cold and feels cool when it's sunny again. Parents need to use proper fan, sanitary clean house, clean, hand hygiene when caring for children.

    On the other hand, not so for young children, especially infants under 2 months of age exposed to the cold ho, ho felt normal though. If viral infection in children under 2 years of age, the risk of children with bronchiolitis is very large, if infants with bronchiolitis, up to 50% of children admitted to hospital.

    (TNO) Phòng bệnh các khoa Hô hấp tại các bệnh viện (BV) nhi ở TP.HCM chật cứng với 3, 4 bé nằm một giường, nhiều phụ huynh phải tìm chỗ nằm cho con ở lối đi hai hành lang.
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