The
cooler autumn weather is being blamed for a surge in the number of children
being admitted to hospital with respiratory problems and fevers.
On Monday alone, 1,500 children were admitted
to the National Hospital of Paediatrics in Ha Noi, compared to 300 on a normal
day. Most were suffering from breathing problems and viral infections, medical
staff said.
Dr Le Thanh Hai, the hospital's deputy
director, said many children had caught pneumonia. A number of parents had
tried to treat their children themselves and unwittingly allowed the infection
to worsen, he added.
Hai said 80 per cent of the children admitted
to the hospital were under one year old.
"The weather has been changeable, which
is why the infection rate has gone up," he said.
Due to the surge in patient numbers, children
had been sleeping two and three to a bed, he added.
Meanwhile the number of patients in Bach Mai
Hospital's Paediatrics Ward, has increased by half.
Nguyen Tien Dung, head of the ward, said
symptoms typically included a high temperature, coughing and vomiting.
Hai said children should be admitted to hospital
at the first sign of respiratory problems.
To minimise the chance of infecting others,
parents should keep their children away from crowded places. He said homes
should be well-ventilated and that parents should bathe their children at
midday when the weather was warmer to avoid catching a cold.
Source:
VNS
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