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  • Kuwait - 70% increase of children from "normal" to hospital admissions due to respiratory illnesses - mostly RSV

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    After the high incidence of young people to enter the hospital these days

    «Cold» chasing children respiratory disease
    22/12/13

    | Salman wrote Algaddoura |

    Warned specialists and pediatricians to increase admissions of children to hospitals as a result of increased cold weather in the region where caused the emergence of infections of the respiratory tract in children, which necessitated the entry cases of many of them.
    said consultant diseases and emergency children's head and Emergency Unit of children in Al-Adan Hospital Dr Marzouk Al-Azmi said period Winter is an opportunity to enter many cases of children's hospitals, indicating that the majority of cases, at the age of 6 months are suffering from respiratory diseases, including cases of children suffering from inflammation of the bronchi and bronchial where it causes a lack of oxygen.
    added Azmi told the «opinion», it is expected that require entry of many cases to hospitals for pointing out that the treatment is to give oxygen to give solutions pink and gags therapeutic for children.
    between Azmi that therapeutic drugs are made ​​by the disease, where given, which suffers from lack of oxygen and difficulty breathing as well as give them respirators, oxygen and by the fact that there are cases suffer from a lack of oxygen.
    noted Azmi that most cases of children entering the wings in hospitals and that of up to 70 percent suffer from infections of the airways due to a virus RSV, which cause the deaths of children and the Global Studies is still the past and in the process of production of vaccines against the virus.
    revealed Azmi that section incidents of child receives from 500 to 700 references on a daily basis, indicating that the department has seen increases amounted to 70 percent from the normal range, indicating that most suffer respiratory problems, pointing out that patients should adherence to treatment in primary health care centers in order to relieve the pressure on the hospital.
    called Azmi families to take preventive medicines as well as care to take a taste of the flu noting that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that give a taste of the flu, especially during the winter period, indicating that the bait is available to all and should be encouraged to take the bait which contributes to the prevention of diseases of the flu.
    , in turn warned the advisory Pediatric Hospital morning, Dr. Nada Terkait of that period fluctuations in air and thunderstorms accompanied by an increase in cases of colds and asthma, especially in children age less than 5 years and much more with the age group less than two years, where frequent the sections of accidents in hospitals.
    added Terkait that there are a lot of families transporting children to the hospital, referring to the importance of attendance in the treatment of respiratory diseases prevention and treatment of crises acute respiratory time early by a plan physician.
    showed that there are other diseases abound in the winter period, including viral and bacterial infections that affect children, such as throat infections, almonds, trachea, lung, pointing out that most do not require antibiotic which is subject to the clinical examination and thus be evaluated and find out the causes to be treated medically by bronchodilators, antibiotics, oxygen and physical therapy if the case arise.
    advised Terkait not eject children, especially infants and toddlers in cold weather and keep them away from places smoke and pungent odors for cooking and perfumes as well as patients with follow-up treatment plan with specialist doctors in outpatient clinics and taking preventive medicines, especially asthma medications and crises respiratory
    stressed Terkait the importance of breastfeeding for newborns and that from the stage of birth and up to 6 months of age and that of her money from the protection of the child from the flu symptoms The sensitivity and symptoms of colds and flu.
    also advised patients with follow-up treatment plan with specialist doctors in outpatient clinics and taking medications backup and medicines for the treatment of respiratory tract.
    noted that the department incidents of children in a hospital in the morning works 24 hours indicating that he received a number of cases reached 400 cases, including 178 summoned to treat the case Balkamam.


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