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H1N1 flu surge in B.C. Lower Mainland lands people in ICUs

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...lower-mainland-lands-people-in-icus-1.2484286


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H1N1 flu surge in B.C. Lower Mainland lands people in ICUs
Officials say as many as 15 people are on ventilators and 1 person may have died from H1N1
CBC News Posted: Jan 04, 2014 2:40 PM PT Last Updated: Jan 04, 2014 2:40 PM PT

The chief medical officer for a B.C. Lower Mainland health authority says that more than a dozen patients are in intensive care, some on ventilators, because of the H1N1 flu virus.

Dr. Paul Van Buynder, with Fraser Health, said Friday that 15 patients, many of them otherwise healthy, young people, were recently admitted to hospitals in the region.

"It is a lot for us at this particular time, especially because there is not a lot of circulating disease in the community at this point, and so we're worried that this has happened to so many people so quickly," he said...
 
Re: H1N1 flu surge in B.C. Lower Mainland lands people in ICUs

Dozens hospitalized with ?severe? H1N1 flu across region

The Lower Mainland is grappling with a surge in H1N1 flu cases since Christmas, with many residents avoiding medical care until it's too late, according to Fraser Health's chief medical officer.

?It's important not to soldier on and go to work, you'll spread it to everyone else,? Dr. Paul Van Buynder told 24 hours. ?If you start to feel very terrible, please seek medical care.?

B.C. hasn't reached the same deadly levels as Alberta or Toronto, Dr. Van Buynder said, but he is surprised by the severity of those hospitalized here.

In Fraser Health facilities, from Burnaby to Hope, at least a dozen have been forced into intensive care units, and officials suspect at least one death from the outbreak.

?We're starting to see some very severe cases,? Dr. Van Buynder said. ?We've got 12 to 15 people who are on ventilators to get enough oxygen to keep their body going.?


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http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2014/01/05/dozens-hospitalized-with-severe-h1n1-flu-across-region
 
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