Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

China - Pneumonia cases up, city pediatric hospital is at full capacity, Dongguan, Guangdong province - November 13, 2018

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • China - Pneumonia cases up, city pediatric hospital is at full capacity, Dongguan, Guangdong province - November 13, 2018

    Increased number of children admitted to hospital with pneumonia: early vaccination for prevention

    Source: Dongguan Time Network 2018-11-13 08:36:55 Reporter: Li Chunyan


    In autumn and winter, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and children are prone to respiratory diseases. "In recent days, the number of small patients admitted to hospital due to pediatric pneumonia has increased, and the beds in hospital are full." Liu Guojun, director of the Children's Hospital of the City, said that there are 40 inpatient beds in his department, and there are currently 47 extra beds. The first aid bed is also used. Yesterday was the tenth "World Pneumonia Day". The theme of this year is "Care every breath, and stay away from pneumonia from now on." Zhang Zewu, deputy director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "Pneumococcal disease can be prevented. It has been proven that prevention is more important than treatment for pneumococcal disease in children." Children with pneumonia increase the number of beds is not enough The main clinical manifestations of pneumonia include fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and lung vocalization. It is also a common cause of death in infants and young children. According to statistics, the number of people infected with pneumococcal diseases in children under 5 years old ranks second in the world, and the number of deaths due to pneumococcal infection ranks sixth in the world. About 30,000 children under 5 years of age die from pneumococcal infection every year. The disease caused. "Autumn and winter season, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, children are very susceptible to respiratory diseases." Liu Guojun said. Most of the small patients can go home after the outpatient treatment, and a small part of the heavier need to be hospitalized. The majority of the small patients admitted to the hospital were due to pneumonia. In recent days, Liu Guojun?s department statistics show that the department has 40 inpatient beds, and now there are 47 extra beds, and even the first-aid beds are used. ?Basically, the hospitals are all because of pneumonia.? Liu Guojun said .

    more....

    zhttp://www.timedg.com/sjb/p/20745519.html

Working...
X