3 Norwegians on ventilator for H1N1, 1 prev. healthy

[theforeigner]

(my translation)

Three Norwegians on ventilator for H1N1

Friday afternoon the Norwegian Health Directorate announced , three are severely infected with Influenza A. One of them had no underlying illness.


In advance it was known that a woman in their 20s were in ventilator, seriously ill of Influenza A, also known as swine flu. She suffered from a serious chronic illness, and were therefore at risk.
At a press conference Friday, the Norwegian Health Directorate that two more persons are seriously ill with the flu and also lies in the ventilators, write newspapers vg.no

One, a 22-year-old Norwegian man has recently traveled in the Czech Republic. But he has not previously had any serious illnesses. Most people who are hard hit by H1N1 or have chronic illness or disability which makes them particularly vulnerable.

- He is now in the ventilator and get help with breathing. This means that he is seriously ill, but the condition is now stable, according Helse Vest communication director Bj?rg Sandal for VG.

The third Norwegian patient in ventilator, is a person in their 50s. The patient treated in intensive care and the condition described as serious. Health Directorate will not publish anything about this person's medical history.



http://ekstrabladet.dk/kup/sundhed/article1198243.ece

published: 15:23 - 24. jul. 2009 | Opd. 15:34 | Frederik Bjerre Andersen


Tre nordm?nd i respirator for H1N1

Fredag eftermiddag offentliggjorde det norske Helsedirektoratet, at tre er alvorligt smittet med Influenza A. En af dem var ikke syg i forvejen


I forvejen var det kendt, at en kvinde i 20'erne l? i respirator, alvorligt syg af Influenza A, ogs? kendt som svineinfluenza. Hun led af en alvorlig kronisk sygdom, og var alts? i risikozonen.
P? et pressem?de fredag offentliggjorde det norske Helsedirektoratet, at yderligere to personer er alvorligt syge med influenzaen og ligeledes ligger i respirator, skriver netavisen vg.no

Den ene, en 22-?rig norsk mand, har fornylig rejst i Tjekkiet. Men han har ikke tidligere haft nogen alvorlige sygdomme. De fleste, der bliver h?rdt ramt af H1N1 har ellers kroniske sygdomme eller skavanker, der g?r dem s?rligt udsatte.

- Han ligger nu i respirator og f?r hj?lp til vejrtr?kningen. Det betyder, at han er alvorlig syg, men tilstanden er nu stabil, oplyser Helse Vests kommunikationsdirekt?r Bj?rg Sandal til VG.

Den tredje norske patient i respirator er en person i 50'erne. Patienten behandles p? intensivafdeling og tilstanden betegnes som alvorlig. Helsedirektoratet vil ikke offentligg?re noget om denne persons sygdomshistorie.

 

[theforeigner]

Re: 3 Norwegians on ventilator for H1N1, 1 prev. healthy

2 out of the 3 critically ill patients did NOT have underlying illnesses.


Three people seriously ill of swine influenza


SIGRID ANNA ELISABETH EGGEN RODUM

All three are sick of attacks on the lungs, and lies in the respirator, said helsedirekt?r Bj?rn-Inge Larsen in a press conference Friday.

So far, a total of 197 registered cases of swine flu in Norway. In addition is at least 50 Norwegians sick abroad with confirmed or suspected swine flu ..

- Does not have any other disease
One of the three who are seriously sick, the 22-year-old woman who was admitted Sunday afternoon at St. Olavs Hospital. Her condition has not improved.

- The situation is still serious, but stable. She receives treatment at the intensive care, and is located in the respirator, said Public Affairs at the hospital, Astrid Haugen to Aftenposten.no.

The woman, who also suffer from a chronic disease, has a pneumonia, among other things, she gets treatment for. It was also lung problems that caused that she was admitted Sunday afternoon, and it was only later that it was clear that she was infected by the H1N1 virus.

The other two who have been seriously ill is; one person in 50-years, which is embedded in Southern hospitals, and a 22-year-old man receiving treatment at a hospital Haugesund.

After the Aftenposten.no experienced neither of these have underlying disease.

Concerned about personnel shortages
Health and Care Minister Bjarne H?kon Hanssen had interrupted his holiday to update themselves on the swine flu, and also participated in the press conference, which was held in the Health Directorate's offices.

According to Hanssen, it is now just a matter of days or weeks before we will experience a wave of infection. If the worst-case scenario, turn to, about 30 percent of the population will be sick. To handle such a situation has Health requested assistance from both the military and health programs.


The danger is that when we have the most pressure on health services, a large proportion of health workers will also be sick. We are therefore planning emergency effords, and will mobilize both the Defense and medical students and teachers of health education, Hanssen told the press.

Currently it is not appropriate to close schools, but it will be, according to Hanssen, developed information in the form of Healthcounseling on the posters, to be hung up in schools and universities.

Audience Phone
Health also announced that they are going to open a nationwide public telephone 3. August. The phone number is 81555015.

The Service is intended for people seeking information about the disease, and not people who suspect that they are sick.

- Then call the real doctor, or legevakta, "says Hanssen.







http://www.aftenposten.no/helse/article3184311.ece

Tre personer alvorlig syke av svineinfluensa


SIGRID ANNA EGGEN ELISABETH RODUM
Alle de tre er syke med angrep p? lungene, og ligger i respirator, opplyste helsedirekt?r Bj?rn-Inge Larsen i en pressekonferanse fredag.

Hittil er totalt 197 registrerte tilfeller av svineinfluensa i Norge. I tillegg ligger minst 50 nordmenn syke i utlandet med bekreftet eller mistenkt svineinfluensa..

- Skal ikke ha annen sykdom
En av de tre som er alvorlig syke er den 22 ?r gamle kvinnen som s?ndag ettermiddag ble innlagt ved St. Olavs Hospital. Tilstanden hennes har ikke bedret seg.

- Situasjonen er fortsatt alvorlig, men stabil. Hun f?r behandling ved intensivavdelingen, og ligger i respirator, opplyser kommunikasjonsr?dgiver ved sykehuset, Astrid Haugen til Aftenposten.no.

Kvinnen, som ogs? lider av en kronisk sykdom, har en lungebetennelse hun blant annet f?r behandling for. Det var ogs? lungeproblematikk som gjorde at hun ble innlagt s?ndag ettermiddag, og det var f?rst senere at det ble klart at hun var smittet av H1N1-viruset.

De andre to som er blitt alvorlig syke er en person i 50-?rene, som er innlagt p? S?rlandet sykehus, og en 22 ?r gammel mann som f?r behandling ved Haugesund sjukehus.

Etter det Aftenposten.no erfarer skal ingen av disse ha bakenforliggende sykdom.

Bekymret for personellmangel
Helse- og omsorgsminister Bjarne H?kon Hanssen hadde avbrutt ferien sin for ? oppdatere seg p? svineinfluensa, og deltok ogs? p? pressekonferansen, som ble holdt i Helsedirektoratets lokaler.

If?lge Hanssen er det n? kun snakk om dager eller uker f?r vi vil oppleve en stor b?lge av smittede. Hvis det verst tenkelige scenarioet sl?r til, vil rundt 30 prosent av befolkningen bli syke. For ? kunne h?ndtere en slik situasjon har helseministeren bedt om bistand b?de fra Forsvaret og helsefagutdanningene.


Faren er at n?r vi har st?rst press p? helsetjenestene, vil en stor andel av helsearbeiderene selv v?re syke. Vi planlegger derfor krisetiltak og vil mobilisere b?de Forsvarets sanitet og studenter og l?rere ved helsefagutdanning, sa Hanssen under pressekonferansen.

Forel?pig er det ikke aktuelt ? stenge skoler, men det vil if?lge Hanssen bli utarbeidet informasjonsmateriell i form av helser?d p? plakater, som skal henges opp p? skoler og universiteter.

Publikumstelefon
Helsemyndighetene annonserte dessuten at de kommer til ? ?pne en landsdekkende publikumstelefon 3. august. Telefonnummeret er 81555015.

Tjensten er ment for personer som s?ker informasjon om sykdommen, og ikke personer som mistenker at de er syke.

- Da ringer du fastlegen, eller legevakta, sier Hanssen.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: 3 Norwegians on ventilator for H1N1, 1 prev. healthy

google translated, edited

Still on the respirator

Still serious for the man from Aust-Agder with swine flu.

SANDER Heggheim
sander.heggheim @ nrk.no

Published 30.08.2009

NRK gets informed by the National Hospital that the man of 50 years still lies on the respirator, and that the condition is still serious.

Bacterial Infection

It was in late July that the man was innlagd by Southern Hospital Arendal, after being infected by swine flu.

It is not the actual swine flu that has made the man so sick that he now lies in the respirator.

The man has also had a bacterial infection of the lungs, after swine flu weakened his immune system.


2. August was the man in the 50 years transferred to the National Hospital because the condition was worse.

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/sorlandet/1.6752931