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  • China - Surge at pediatric hospital due to flu epidemic in Jiangmen, Guangdong province - March 29, 2016

    Jiangmen: Flu epidemic appeared earlier surge in outpatient pediatric five percent

    2016-03-29 07:11:26Source: Nanfang DailyAuthor: Ran Liao YanI have something to say ( 0 trackback)
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      In order to let the public correct understanding of disease prevention, hospital admissions situation and have a comprehensive understanding of Jiangmen City MCH on March 26 held a public open day activities. Reporters at the event informed that since the unusual weather this year, more than in previous years in the event of the end of April more than a month earlier flu "immediate concern", in almost three weeks, the city MCH pediatric outpatient average 50 percent more than usual.
      According to the provincial health Planning Commission statistics show that more rapid flu epidemic this year, ending on March 20, the number of cases of influenza province exceeded 20,000, compared with same period last year increased by 263%.After the Spring Festival this year pediatric clinic patients have flu-like symptoms gradually rising phenomenon, to mid-March there were minor peak.
      Since the current influenza, enterovirus infections (such as foot and mouth disease, norovirus, etc.) infectious diseases in the high season. Almost three weeks, Jiangmen City MCH pediatric clinic amounted to an average of more than 1,100 passengers, 50 percent more than usual (ordinary outpatients 550-800 cases). Under the normal working hours of 7 hours / day, doctors need to work nine hours per day, sometimes even up to 12 hours. After the medical staff to ease the manpower shortage problem, all pediatric hospital, emergency department doctors and nurses have canceled all leave, especially pediatric doctor on duty on duty for 24 hours and rest for 5 hours, and will be back to participate in emergency overtime to cope with children with drama increasing health


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