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Source: http://diario.elmercurio.com/2009/06/30/nacional/nacional/noticias/0F76915D-6423-40A7-9CDE-F20F4ACFA957.htm?id={0F76915D-6423-40A7-9CDE-F20F4ACFA957}
Google translation:
Opened more clinics and more personal:
Childcare for respiratory disease rose 64% record for 2009
Weekday peak syncytial virus and in the promotion of human influenza, emergency care to their full capacity.
Nadia Hair and Correspondents
A significant increase in the number of outpatient visits for respiratory causes was recorded this weekend, when it is exceptionally clinics opened their doors in five regions of the country, to relieve demand on hospital emergencies.
Specifically, last Saturday saw the highest number of care-Sapus in Primary Health Care-Emergency in the country so far this year. That day, the demand for respiratory care in children rose by 64% over the previous day. In adults, the figure rose to 46% on Friday.
"These numbers have quadrupled the number of respiratory care in relation to the base lines that we set in April," said Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Ministry of Health, Julio Montt, who positively evaluated the strategy of opening clinics that are not emergency service. "We were able to meet high demand, with no waiting times and solving the consultation of all the people who called," the undersecretary said.
Indeed, during the day there were no major traffic jam in the emergency services, except in some communes. In the Calvo Mackenna Hospital, the waiting time at midday was reduced by two hours, as happened on Friday, to 20 minutes. Similar was the situation in Sapu Rosita Renard, of the commune of Macul, where there was a steady flow of patients, whose care was almost immediate.
So the strategy will not change. This week, the clinics will work between 8:00 and 20:00 am, focusing on addressing respiratory diseases from 17.00. This weekend the idea is to keep open at least one clinic that has no emergency service community.
Regarding the call to suspend the Confusam care Ges pathologies to lighten the burden on staff and that they are dedicated only to address respiratory diseases, Montt secretary acknowledged that "it is likely that some warranties may be no urgency postponed, but we will communicate timely. "
TIME
This week clinics opened between 8:00 and 20:00.
Child of Talcahuano and fisherman Calbuco, potential victims
The number of human fatalities from influenza may increase to 14 in Chile whether the Health Ministry today confirmed that the deaths of a child of 11 years in Talcahuano and a fisherman were Calbuco product called virus A (H1N1).
In the Lake District, where there are eight deaths due to this evil, the fisherman Calbuco Armando Diaz Enrique Aguilar (39) died from multisystem failure.
In the Region Biob?o, meanwhile, saw the death of the child RCDC (11), who suffered a cardiac arrest at the Hospital of Talcahuano.
Aguilar D?az joined emergency last Wednesday to a private clinic in Puerto Montt, being referred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Base Hospital of the city and connected to a mechanical ventilator for breathing problems product pneumonia. The fisherman suffered calbucano besides aggravating other diseases such as smoking and morbid obesity.
In the case of minors, the presence of the human influenza virus was described as a catalyst for his death by the Director of Health Service Talcahuano, Hermosilla Wladimir as the main factor is a hereditary degenerative disease called Duchenti, which produces a bronchial obstructive syndrome and muscular dystrophy, including the heart, led him to the table fulminant cardiorespiratory arrest. For this disease the victim received help from the telethon. According Hermosilla, "we can not say that the child died from the human influenza, but by human influence."
Open roster to replace a sick doctors
"Our officers are also sick." That was the phrase with the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Julio Montt called for doctors, nurses, paramedics and technicians kinesiologists willing to replace staff who falls ill health this winter.
The idea is to reduce the rate of absenteeism, according Montt "is maintained at an acceptable level - and prepare for the possible lack of staff in the public health network.
For this reason, the Minsal opened a call yesterday toward those professionals who want to make these replacements will be paid.
The professionals concerned should write to the mail @ recursos.humanos redsalud.gob.cl and attach your resume. Since that time become part of the list of the Ministry and may be called upon to work in emergencies when necessary.
Figures
70,893
cases of A (H1N1) in the world, the WHO reported yesterday.
311
deaths have been recorded worldwide.
6,211
were infected in Chile until Friday. Today we will release a new report.
Google translation:
Opened more clinics and more personal:
Childcare for respiratory disease rose 64% record for 2009
Weekday peak syncytial virus and in the promotion of human influenza, emergency care to their full capacity.
Nadia Hair and Correspondents
A significant increase in the number of outpatient visits for respiratory causes was recorded this weekend, when it is exceptionally clinics opened their doors in five regions of the country, to relieve demand on hospital emergencies.
Specifically, last Saturday saw the highest number of care-Sapus in Primary Health Care-Emergency in the country so far this year. That day, the demand for respiratory care in children rose by 64% over the previous day. In adults, the figure rose to 46% on Friday.
"These numbers have quadrupled the number of respiratory care in relation to the base lines that we set in April," said Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Ministry of Health, Julio Montt, who positively evaluated the strategy of opening clinics that are not emergency service. "We were able to meet high demand, with no waiting times and solving the consultation of all the people who called," the undersecretary said.
Indeed, during the day there were no major traffic jam in the emergency services, except in some communes. In the Calvo Mackenna Hospital, the waiting time at midday was reduced by two hours, as happened on Friday, to 20 minutes. Similar was the situation in Sapu Rosita Renard, of the commune of Macul, where there was a steady flow of patients, whose care was almost immediate.
So the strategy will not change. This week, the clinics will work between 8:00 and 20:00 am, focusing on addressing respiratory diseases from 17.00. This weekend the idea is to keep open at least one clinic that has no emergency service community.
Regarding the call to suspend the Confusam care Ges pathologies to lighten the burden on staff and that they are dedicated only to address respiratory diseases, Montt secretary acknowledged that "it is likely that some warranties may be no urgency postponed, but we will communicate timely. "
TIME
This week clinics opened between 8:00 and 20:00.
Child of Talcahuano and fisherman Calbuco, potential victims
The number of human fatalities from influenza may increase to 14 in Chile whether the Health Ministry today confirmed that the deaths of a child of 11 years in Talcahuano and a fisherman were Calbuco product called virus A (H1N1).
In the Lake District, where there are eight deaths due to this evil, the fisherman Calbuco Armando Diaz Enrique Aguilar (39) died from multisystem failure.
In the Region Biob?o, meanwhile, saw the death of the child RCDC (11), who suffered a cardiac arrest at the Hospital of Talcahuano.
Aguilar D?az joined emergency last Wednesday to a private clinic in Puerto Montt, being referred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Base Hospital of the city and connected to a mechanical ventilator for breathing problems product pneumonia. The fisherman suffered calbucano besides aggravating other diseases such as smoking and morbid obesity.
In the case of minors, the presence of the human influenza virus was described as a catalyst for his death by the Director of Health Service Talcahuano, Hermosilla Wladimir as the main factor is a hereditary degenerative disease called Duchenti, which produces a bronchial obstructive syndrome and muscular dystrophy, including the heart, led him to the table fulminant cardiorespiratory arrest. For this disease the victim received help from the telethon. According Hermosilla, "we can not say that the child died from the human influenza, but by human influence."
Open roster to replace a sick doctors
"Our officers are also sick." That was the phrase with the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Julio Montt called for doctors, nurses, paramedics and technicians kinesiologists willing to replace staff who falls ill health this winter.
The idea is to reduce the rate of absenteeism, according Montt "is maintained at an acceptable level - and prepare for the possible lack of staff in the public health network.
For this reason, the Minsal opened a call yesterday toward those professionals who want to make these replacements will be paid.
The professionals concerned should write to the mail @ recursos.humanos redsalud.gob.cl and attach your resume. Since that time become part of the list of the Ministry and may be called upon to work in emergencies when necessary.
Figures
70,893
cases of A (H1N1) in the world, the WHO reported yesterday.
311
deaths have been recorded worldwide.
6,211
were infected in Chile until Friday. Today we will release a new report.