Nghe An: Hot weather, hospital admissions of children increased more than 3 times

(Baonghean.vn) - The weather has been hot and the temperature has been rising for a week now, and the number of children coming to the Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for examination and hospitalization has also increased dramatically.

The number of patients visiting the Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital has increased dramatically.

According to the statistics of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, from May 1 to 9, the hospital received more than 5,100 pediatric patients for examination, of which 860 cases had to be hospitalized, on average each day there were 700 - 800 pediatric patients examined and more than 100 children hospitalized.

Compared to normal times or cold months, the number of pediatric patients at this time has increased by more than 220%. The diseases that children suffer from mainly due to the effects of sudden changes in weather are respiratory and diarrhea. Currently, the respiratory department has an average of 100 pediatric patients, the digestive department has 73 pediatric patients and the newborn department has 73 children.

Doctor CK II Nguyen Van Son examines a patient.

Doctor CK II Nguyen Van Son - Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases - Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital warned: The weather will continue to be complicated, long periods of heat will create conditions for some diseases to develop such as: viral fever, dengue fever, acute diarrhea, meningitis, atopic dermatitis.... Children are very susceptible to diseases, so parents need to pay more attention to their children's health. Children need to be taken to the doctor when there are unusual symptoms.

Hoai Thanh - Thanh Hoa