Winter storm leaves two deaths, 300 queries and 60 cases of pneumonia

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Winter storm leaves two deaths, 300 queries and 60 cases of pneumonia

February 7, 2011 (8:50:56)

- In addition to 18 people poisoned by carbon monoxide

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Victoria, Tamaulipas .- Two deaths confirmed. cases of pneumonia 60, 300 general medical consultations and at least 18 intoxicated by carbon monoxide is the balance left by the last winter storm.

In an interview, Secretary of Health in Tamaulipas, Norberto Trevi?o Garc?a Manzo said that they were two poor, one of the city of Victoria and another in Matamoros who died from the cold.

"Two deaths tested, are homeless, one of them even asked twice to go to a shelter and did not accept, are two more suspicious deaths," said to ensure that the emergency is over.

Regarding the 60 cases of pneumonia, the health official said most were children found themselves out of danger. "They were cared for, are safe, thankfully everything is under control," he said.

Trevi?o Garc?a Manzo also referred in the case of the 18 people poisoned obviously did not take into account the recommendations of the Secretary of Health and made bonfires without proper ventilation.

"We are responding in a timely, effective manner for no more complications from smoke poisoning has been 18, all of them are already at home," he said, adding that operations would continue their prevention.

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Re: Winter storm leaves two deaths, 300 queries and 60 cases of pneumonia

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Health reported 60 cases of pneumonia

The state health secretary, Norberto Trevi?o Garc?a-Manzo, reported that 424 people have come to the shelter to shelter from the frigid wave.

Sat, 05/02/2011 - 08:51

Tamaulipas authorities recommend that people dress warmly, especially to minors. Photo: Special
Tampico .- The Ministry of Health announced that due to freezing temperatures across the state have 60 people hospitalized for pneumonia, also this week have provided 18 000 consultations were four deaths (though only two accepted authorities).

Meanwhile, in the 160 shelters activated 424 people took refuge, of which two had to be channeled to hospitals.

The state health secretary, Norberto Trevi?o Garc?a-Manzo, said that medical teams monitor the health status of more than 400 people in the shelters activated. As part of this operation was channeled to two people to hospitals in Victoria and Tampico.

He said that the intensity of the cold front and the fact of ignoring the recommendations of the authorities led to the poisoning of 14 people with carbon monoxide, added to the 18 that had been recorded so far in the current winter season, total 32.

He explained that six of them under the jurisdiction of the capital, five to Matamoros, a Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo and 17 and three more in San Fernando, none of these patients have major complications.

For his part, an epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health, Alfredo Rodriguez, said that due to low temperatures in the state, 60 people have been admitted to hospital for pneumonia and 18 000 consultations have provided weekly.

Indicated that less than 1 percent of the 60 people have come to hospitals in serious conditions and only two patients are still very sensitive at the border.

Until yesterday, the Ministry of Health acknowledged that this winter has left a toll of two deaths of homeless people for hypothermia, recorded on 2 and 3 February in the cities of Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros, respectively, both male.

However, two cases occurred in Reynosa when a baby just a year and a half years old died because of low temperatures, as happened to a transport checker who was killed this weekend.

International bridges closed

During Thursday had to close two international bridges: the Ignacio Zaragoza, known as Veterans, located in Matamoros and Brownsville communicating with the Reynosa-Pharr, although it was reopened on Friday.