After the mass, the measles epidemic children hospitalized for heat

After almost a month in hospital because of measles, children finally Ceiling Lan (Gia Lâm, Hanoi) is baby Pham Gia Bao (7 months old) was also released. But, not excited, then 4 days later, the family had to put baby in back with symptoms such as high fever, rash, stirring cry, ... The results showed the diagnosis, she Said a fever virus. Ms. Lan lament: "hot sun like this to yourself also being sick anymore as a child. Now, maybe I'm still in hospital more than at home. "

In the next bed, his sister Nguyen Thi Summer (United States of America, Hanoi) also in the same situation. Summer Sisters just coax the pill recently confided: "from the beginning of the hot season to present the child to the hospital 2 times. The first respiratory inflammation. Also this time the fever infections. The couple have children take turns at the hospital. Good gauge ".

Measles outbreaks have yet to settle down, the people of Hanoi "rushing" the hospitalized for heat

According to statistics at the Central children's Hospital, the days of young patients has increased by more than half compared to the previous month. Each day there are about 1500-1600 weekly children to visit, individualy on up to nearly 1,900 patients; While earlier, average every day only about 700 or more than 1000 children to see a doctor. In it, mainly the diseases such as: fever virus infection, fever, diarrhoea, meningitis, limbs, ...

In Pediatrics (Bach Mai hospital) in these days, per doctor visit from 60-70 patients a day, an increase of more than 20% of normal. PGS. Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung said: "the hot sun so many parents choose to take me to the hospital in the afternoon and evening. If more than 1 week, averaging one evening we continued from 50-100 you this day, that number increased as 300-350. Many today lack of beds, we must mobilize the Faculty added a new hospital bed.

Prevention is better than cure

PGS. Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung said: "the weather is hot cause the resistance of small children was decreasing. This is why the number of children hospitalized in the days increased rapidly as such ".

PGS. Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung also said, to prevent the summer for youngsters, parents take children to note the types of vaccines and vaccination go as recommended by the medical industry, as these rooms measles, Japanese encephalitis ... Note the clean body hygiene for children, wash hands before eating, feeding the nine drank boiling, drink lots of water ... Should limit for older out of sunshine from 10 am until 12 pm. If is out, should note for older hats, carried umbrellas, wear sunblock, wear a facemask ... full.

Should kids hats, wear sunblock, wear a facemask when sunny outside

"When children have signs of illness such as: fever, cough, cry sexual harassment ... absolutely not be arbitrarily for children taking medication without your doctor's instructions. This may cause more severe illness than children or affect the child's antibodies that later must take children hospital and doctor's drugs ", PGS. DR. Dzung said.

According To The, Ass. DR. Dung, one of the reasons older hospitalized many in hot sunny days again is the habit of taking fans, using conditioner properly by their parents. So, to protect the child's health, parents should avoid to conditioners too low, or to the child's body straight into the projector fan. This will easily cause dry, "cold" passages of the child, create conditions for the virus to "attack" the child's respiratory tract, causing acute respiratory infections. From there, children susceptible to flu, sore throats, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia.=