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Vietnam - Ministry of Health inspect the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases for the prevention of H7N9

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Ministry of Health inspect the prevention of H7N9

10:38 PM, 06/04/2013

(Chinhphu, vn) - PM 6/4, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long was to test the ability to meet the examination and treatment of patients of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases at risk A/H7N9 flu from entering our country.

According to the report of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, to actively deal with A/H7N9 flu can occur, the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has developed guidelines diagnosis and treatment submitted to the Ministry of Health approved, the emergency team set up two anti-foreign aid and preparing facilities and equipment to be able to make a final solution for the treatment and care of patients, especially when a pandemic will expand the search area disease, installation of additional patient isolation area.

At the same time, hospital preparedness instruments tested, diagnosed with A/H7N9 flu in hospital. With these instruments, hospital tested three patients from severe pneumonia but no detected cases of influenza A/H7N9 infection. The hospital has 3,000 Tamiflu tablets, 23 ventilator, 2 dialysis machine, 8 thousand a surgical mask, the mask 250 resistance vius and protective clothing.

Mr. Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Hospital, said the hospital has been working directly with the authorities of Hanoi, especially customs, to detect suspected cases in the community, will be taken directly to the hospital. If there are too many patients, the hospital will have two options is the treatment of the critically ill patient in hospital longer light will switch on the satellite hospital in Hanoi Thanh Nhan, Saint Paul, Duc Giang, Dong Most ...

Actual inspection at the Department, Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long request Hospital was selected as one of the facilities to receive and treat the first cases should all surface preparation should be attentive and ready. Hospitals need to do the procedure to buy more ventilators, dialysis machines and the number of prescription drugs. Dialysis is completely new technique should be training for hospital nurses, doctors proficient. Hospitals also need training for hospital treatment processes satellite downline.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long Hospital proposal should be made in steps of treatment. Can initially be treated with Tamiflu, but then if there are any other clinical events will move or multiple chemotherapy regimens.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long also asked the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, in addition to prevention of A/H7N9 flu vaccine, should not be subjective with other flu strains. Past 28/3, this hospital received first cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection with symptoms of severe pneumonia in Van Yen, Yen Bai. After 2 days of treatment, 46-year-old male patient died.

5 recommended against influenza A/H7N9

Risk of A/H7N9 flu can enter the country, the Ministry of Health has made five recommendations to the community.

1. Wash your hands often with soap. Implementation of good personal hygiene, housing, ventilation, limit contact with patients.

2. Do not use poultry, poultry products of unknown origin. Ensure food safety.

3. When detected with sick poultry, died must immediately notify the local authorities and veterinary units in the area.

4. When expression of the flu such as: fever, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath needed medical facility immediately for advice, examination, treatment time.

5. The return water from areas where the disease must adopt preventive measures, health status declaration for the local health authority for health monitoring.

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