F0 children increased, parents panicked and rushed to take their children to the hospital, the infectious disease specialist pointed out what to avoid
Waiting for a long time makes children tired, screaming when taking samples
In the past few days, children’s hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have received a large number of pediatric patients who come to see them because their parents suspect that the child is infected with Covid-19 or have had a positive rapid test result at home.
A large number of parents bring their children with symptoms of cough and fever to Children’s Hospital 2 for Covid-19 screening
As we noted on the morning of March 16, in front of the Medical Examination Department, Children’s Hospital 2, areas for medical declaration, rapid testing to handle and isolate children infected with Covid-19 were crowded with parents. take the child to the doctor.
Because it took a long time to bring the children in to take samples, the weather was hot and sunny, making both children and adults appear tired. According to the Department of Examination, Children’s Hospital 2, from the beginning of March, the number of pediatric patients visiting the hospital increased, including many children showing signs of cough and fever, suspected of being infected with Covid-19.
Sampling for young children is also very difficult, in the past few days at Children 2, on average, about 500 children F/day come to the clinic.
Based on the results of the Covid-19 rapid test performed at Children’s Hospital 2 in recent days, on an average of 1 day, the hospital detected about 500 F0 children out of a total of 1,500 – 2,500 children who came for outpatient examination and treatment. However, out of 500 F0 children per day, only about 20 children need to be hospitalized for inpatient treatment, the rest have mild symptoms, and are instructed by doctors for their parents to take care of them at home.
At the Covid-19 rapid test area, many children expressed fear and shouted when being sampled by medical staff. Some parents shared that because they had no experience in taking samples, they were afraid of hurting their children’s noses, so they had to take their children to the hospital to be tested for Covid-19.
Parents must assist medical staff in taking samples for their babies
Holding her 4-year-old daughter in her arms, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh (living in Binh Thanh district) said that because she had a cough and fever for 3 days, she was afraid that she would be infected with Covid-19 so she took her to a doctor. The long wait made both mother and daughter appear tired.
“Seeing that my child has a cough and fever, I’m very worried, just go to the hospital for peace of mind, but if something happens at home, I don’t know how to handle it.” Hanh expressed.
Don’t worry too much, use drugs haphazardly
According to BS.CK2 Do Chau Viet – Head of the Intensive Care Unit for Infection – Covid-19, Children’s Hospital 2 said that although the number of children infected with F0 increased rapidly, most of them were mild. Particularly for the children who had to be hospitalized for treatment, most of them had underlying medical conditions and belonged to the group of unvaccinated children (under 12 years old). Many children can be treated at home, but many parents, because they are too worried, have sent their children to inpatient treatment. overload for the health system.
BS. Do Chau Viet – Head of Intensive Care Unit for Infection – Covid-19, Children’s Hospital 2 gives advice to parents, to avoid panic and excessive fear when having a child of F0.
With the accumulated experience after the treatment of Covid-19, Dr. Viet said that at the present time, people do not need to worry too much when they find out that the child is positive because there is a treatment protocol and a direction to handle it.
“Currently, the Ministry of Health has issued guidelines to take care of F0 children at home, except for cases with clinical symptoms or housing conditions are not enough for isolation, only relatives are taken care of at home before being hospitalized for treatment. .
If the child is lethargic, has difficulty breathing, is restless, the breathing rate increases faster than the age, the breathing pattern is more abnormal such as the rising and falling nostrils, the SpO2 measurement decreases below 96%, the high fever persists, the convulsion… should take the child to a medical facility for examination”, BS. Do Chau Viet shared.
The isolation area screened children who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 through rapid test
According to BS. Vietnamese, parents should not panic and worry when suspecting that their child is infected or has been positive for SARS-CoV-2, because most children have mild disease and will recover after 7-10 days, except for some cases. especially because of the underlying disease.
“Usually, about 1 week in pediatric patients F0 It will be fine, but if after 10 days, the parents test again and the baby is still positive, don’t worry. By lAt this time, the baby’s virus level is low, it is not contagious anymore, there is no need to test again and again. People usually take the mold of the disease in about 7-10 days, after 10 days, it is considered that the disease has been cured., BS. Viet said.
Although up to 500 F0 are detected at the hospital, only about 20 cases require inpatient treatment
In addition, BS. Do Chau Viet also noted that when taking care of children at home, especially in the use of drugs, do not let children use them in abundance, they should treat the disease according to symptoms.
Taking care, encouraging, and helping children have a comfortable spirit, a clean, well-ventilated living environment, and adequate nutrition will also help them quickly recover from illness.
Earlier on March 12, the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City had urgently requested relevant medical facilities to be ready to treat children with Covid-19 at hospitals. In particular, 3 children’s hospitals are required to have the number of treatment beds in the Covid-19 department to at least 300 beds, with 50 beds for resuscitation.
Many young children and parents are tired of waiting for Covid-19 tests at children’s hospitals these days
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