Re: Atypical Pneumonia Cases - Various Countries
Evacuated area Emergency
19/04/2009
Health authorities ordered the closure of the Adult Emergency Unit of Hospital General "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso ", arguing that" shall be subject to a cleaning process and desinfecci?npreventiva, which will last approximately two weeks, beginning April 15. "
A piece of paper with the message prohibitive, "no pass" prevents the entry to the area of Civil Emergency Hospital "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso" patients who were inmates at the hospital were removed from the area and relocated to another area of that building or other medical institutions, to bring the area into a process of cleansing and disinfection shall extend preventive two weeks.
This confirms the fears of the health sector by the likely presence of a virus or bacteria causing atypical pneumonia, it could be highly dangerous and infectious to people and contradicts the statements issued by the secretary of Health Services in Oaxaca (SSO), Martin Vasquez Villanueva, who said that the area was safe from yesterday would be the entry to the families of patients.
On April admitted to Civil Hospital for a woman 39 years old, which was isolated from the Adult Emergency Department, the diagnosis was atypical pneumonia, in addition to presenting a picture of diarrhea and diabetes mellitus. The patient died on April 13, but so far, the real causes of his death or the germ that caused the pneumonia remains unknown.
The alarm is triggered when the studies conducted in the laboratories of the city of Oaxaca were positive a 'corona' or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS stands for English), an atypical pneumonia that first appeared in November 2002 Guangdong Province, China.
Subsequently, and to dispel the doubts, the samples were sent to the National Institute of Diagnosis and Reference Epidemediol?gicas (Indre), where the results were negative, and presents them in a surprising manner the same day that the alarm was issued by WAKE, when Eve said that the tests would take 15 days to be made known.
Official denial
Vasquez Villanueva, during the journey undertaken by the hospital said that there is a health warning, said the lack of a fence. He also said that at no time was a strange virus or external source, but the severity of the patient and conditions of his death warranted further investigation.
However, according to the circular dated April 15, 2009, signed by the hospital director, Jes?s Salcedo Manuel Cruz, and the Head of State Epidemiological Surveillance, Ruben Garcia Coronado, which has a copy DESPERTAR and published in this space, the clinical characteristics of women are suspicious and consistent with a severe acute illness. "The patient has no relevant epidemiological history and previous contact with similar cases, travel outside the state or contact with animals, but with suspicious clinical features consistent with a Severe Acute condition, its clinical course and outcome of the case , the area of epidemiology issued the following recommendations ... "
Among the recommendations set out immediately notify mentions the possibility of more suspected cases, ie, any person who since April has had nine contacts with the case and that this fever, cough and difficulty breathing; of reference suspected cases to the area of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, isolation of suspect cases and studies of contacts, in addition to standard precautionary measures, such as the use of equipment, personal care and control measures.
Pattern of possible infected
In studies of contact, which requires "all persons who have been in contact with a suspected case shall be paid a nominal registration for clinical and epidemiological daily, so you must move to the area of hospital epidemiology and infectious diseases for Record. "
Also, the head of the Equality Unit of Medical Care, Liliam Irasema Garcia Perez, also dated April 15, 2009, sent an official letter addressed to the general hospitals "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso "in San Pedro Pochutla," Dr. Pedro Espinoza Wheel "and" Dr. Macedonian Ben?tez Fuentes, Salina Cruz, Maria Lombardo Case "and to Tuxtepec, Cuicatl?n, Huajuapan, San Pablo Huixtepec, Ixtepec Putla and Guerrero.
In this paper states that the area of Emergency hospital "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso "shall be subject to a pre-cleaning and disinfection, a process that will last approximately two weeks from the date of the trade, why they were asked to implement the measures necessary to" subrogation services in the form of 'Pay-Per-event' of surgical care, obstetrics and general surgery, attached to the guidelines of the State System of Social Protection in Health (REPSS).
In the text of an official stated that only in cases where the shift has not required for the specialist care and that the region will have to replace a similar service, the replacement shall be verified by receipt fee.
Similarly, states that patients with urgent or emergency care neurological intensive care needs will be met at the Civil Hospital, following confirmation of the telephone reference, to ensure the acceptance of them.
Finally, in cases of trauma and orthopedic surgical procedures of non-emergency, it was suggested to hire experts, if any, to resolve the problem or communicate with nearby hospitals by telephone to ensure the reception of patients costs and avoiding unnecessary waiting time.
Deep cleaning in the Emergency
According to employees of the area of Civil Emergency Hospital yesterday of 15 workers Intendance conducted a thorough cleaning with bleach, the waiting room there, "cleaned up and down the walls, desks, chairs, windows and" us always asked to walk with a cubreboca.
They said it is unfair to deny information to the families who still have a patient, especially in the area of pediatrics, and not to provide cubrebocas to protect against possible infection.
The workers stressed their discomfort until yesterday because they were told what was happening, but "half."
Confirmed that the area was fumigated Emergencies Adults and about 30 patients transferred to other hospitals, but were unaware of what a hospital. "Only two patients, but are in the henhouse."
The "indoor", according to the staff area is a makeshift hospital for the patients when excess capacity in emergencies, "is fourth with roofs, which gave him material to quell the heat," concluded.
Evacuated area Emergency
19/04/2009
Health authorities ordered the closure of the Adult Emergency Unit of Hospital General "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso ", arguing that" shall be subject to a cleaning process and desinfecci?npreventiva, which will last approximately two weeks, beginning April 15. "
A piece of paper with the message prohibitive, "no pass" prevents the entry to the area of Civil Emergency Hospital "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso" patients who were inmates at the hospital were removed from the area and relocated to another area of that building or other medical institutions, to bring the area into a process of cleansing and disinfection shall extend preventive two weeks.
This confirms the fears of the health sector by the likely presence of a virus or bacteria causing atypical pneumonia, it could be highly dangerous and infectious to people and contradicts the statements issued by the secretary of Health Services in Oaxaca (SSO), Martin Vasquez Villanueva, who said that the area was safe from yesterday would be the entry to the families of patients.
On April admitted to Civil Hospital for a woman 39 years old, which was isolated from the Adult Emergency Department, the diagnosis was atypical pneumonia, in addition to presenting a picture of diarrhea and diabetes mellitus. The patient died on April 13, but so far, the real causes of his death or the germ that caused the pneumonia remains unknown.
The alarm is triggered when the studies conducted in the laboratories of the city of Oaxaca were positive a 'corona' or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS stands for English), an atypical pneumonia that first appeared in November 2002 Guangdong Province, China.
Subsequently, and to dispel the doubts, the samples were sent to the National Institute of Diagnosis and Reference Epidemediol?gicas (Indre), where the results were negative, and presents them in a surprising manner the same day that the alarm was issued by WAKE, when Eve said that the tests would take 15 days to be made known.
Official denial
Vasquez Villanueva, during the journey undertaken by the hospital said that there is a health warning, said the lack of a fence. He also said that at no time was a strange virus or external source, but the severity of the patient and conditions of his death warranted further investigation.
However, according to the circular dated April 15, 2009, signed by the hospital director, Jes?s Salcedo Manuel Cruz, and the Head of State Epidemiological Surveillance, Ruben Garcia Coronado, which has a copy DESPERTAR and published in this space, the clinical characteristics of women are suspicious and consistent with a severe acute illness. "The patient has no relevant epidemiological history and previous contact with similar cases, travel outside the state or contact with animals, but with suspicious clinical features consistent with a Severe Acute condition, its clinical course and outcome of the case , the area of epidemiology issued the following recommendations ... "
Among the recommendations set out immediately notify mentions the possibility of more suspected cases, ie, any person who since April has had nine contacts with the case and that this fever, cough and difficulty breathing; of reference suspected cases to the area of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, isolation of suspect cases and studies of contacts, in addition to standard precautionary measures, such as the use of equipment, personal care and control measures.
Pattern of possible infected
In studies of contact, which requires "all persons who have been in contact with a suspected case shall be paid a nominal registration for clinical and epidemiological daily, so you must move to the area of hospital epidemiology and infectious diseases for Record. "
Also, the head of the Equality Unit of Medical Care, Liliam Irasema Garcia Perez, also dated April 15, 2009, sent an official letter addressed to the general hospitals "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso "in San Pedro Pochutla," Dr. Pedro Espinoza Wheel "and" Dr. Macedonian Ben?tez Fuentes, Salina Cruz, Maria Lombardo Case "and to Tuxtepec, Cuicatl?n, Huajuapan, San Pablo Huixtepec, Ixtepec Putla and Guerrero.
In this paper states that the area of Emergency hospital "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso "shall be subject to a pre-cleaning and disinfection, a process that will last approximately two weeks from the date of the trade, why they were asked to implement the measures necessary to" subrogation services in the form of 'Pay-Per-event' of surgical care, obstetrics and general surgery, attached to the guidelines of the State System of Social Protection in Health (REPSS).
In the text of an official stated that only in cases where the shift has not required for the specialist care and that the region will have to replace a similar service, the replacement shall be verified by receipt fee.
Similarly, states that patients with urgent or emergency care neurological intensive care needs will be met at the Civil Hospital, following confirmation of the telephone reference, to ensure the acceptance of them.
Finally, in cases of trauma and orthopedic surgical procedures of non-emergency, it was suggested to hire experts, if any, to resolve the problem or communicate with nearby hospitals by telephone to ensure the reception of patients costs and avoiding unnecessary waiting time.
Deep cleaning in the Emergency
According to employees of the area of Civil Emergency Hospital yesterday of 15 workers Intendance conducted a thorough cleaning with bleach, the waiting room there, "cleaned up and down the walls, desks, chairs, windows and" us always asked to walk with a cubreboca.
They said it is unfair to deny information to the families who still have a patient, especially in the area of pediatrics, and not to provide cubrebocas to protect against possible infection.
The workers stressed their discomfort until yesterday because they were told what was happening, but "half."
Confirmed that the area was fumigated Emergencies Adults and about 30 patients transferred to other hospitals, but were unaware of what a hospital. "Only two patients, but are in the henhouse."
The "indoor", according to the staff area is a makeshift hospital for the patients when excess capacity in emergencies, "is fourth with roofs, which gave him material to quell the heat," concluded.
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