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Government
hospitals in the province will be setting up emergency
treatment sections to provide primary treatment to dengue
patients coming from the towns.
This
is an off-shot to the urgency of decongesting hospitals
in the city that started to refuse admission of patients
due to overflow of dengue victims.
The
fastlane program came even as "Dengue Alert"
of DYRD-Chronicle, Alturas Group and the city government
enters its fourth day
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ALARMING. A combined team of health
authorities are now establishing emergency treatment centers
for dengue patients in all government hospitals. Photo
shows (l-r) DOH-7 Regional Director Dr. Susanna Madarieta,
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot, Gov.
Celestino Gallares Regional Hospital Chief Dr. Nenita
Moraga-Po and City Health Officer Dr. Antonio Porticos
during a press conference yesterday morning at the Sangguniang
Panlungsod session hall. Foto DANNY REYES
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today
with its fogging operations at dengue stricken areas.
The
Department of Health (DOH) Regional Office raised a province-wide
dengue alert after cases of dengue fever has already claimed
10 children and afflicted 512 others, per latest official
count of the Provincial Health Office yesterday.
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Eleven
district hospitals, provincial hospitals and the Gov.
Celestino Gallares Regional Hospital will set up the
"dengue fastlane" as teams from the regional
office have observed that most of dengue patients from
the towns prefer to be treated here in city hospitals.
This
scenario has caused the congestion of public and private
hospitals here.
The
latest two fatalities of dengue were both caused by
the refusal of hospitals to admit the patients due to
the congestion.
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According
to DOH-7 Reg'l Director Dr. Susanna Madarieta, dengue fever
can be treated immediately even by rural health units (RHUs)
if they are trained for blood screening and get the hematocrit
or platelet count.
The
"dengue fastlane" concept was first adopted since
last week at the Gallares Hospital, according to Chief of
Hospital Dr. Nenita Moraga-Po.
Under
the "fastlane" management, patients with fever and
suspected of having dengue can be given emergency treatment
and blood sample is obtained to establish a baseline data.
The
patient does not have to be admitted in the hospital, according
to Po, as long as primary medical intervention is given and
the patient's condition stabilizes before dengue shock syndrome
can occur.
According
to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot, practically
all 47 municipalities of Bohol have dengue cases.
The
towns of Jagna and Dauis are still dengue "hot spots,"
Cabagnot said.
Of
the 512 dengue patients, over 200 come from Tagbilaran City.
Of
ten deaths, five come from the city.
The
dengue casualties are Christine Fostanes, 5 years old of Airport
Road, this city; Johnny Pinsoy, 3 years old of Tinago, Dauis
town; Faith Cimafranca, 6 years old of barangay Mansasa, this
city; Franz Coto, 6 years old of Butalid Street, this city;
Christine Jade Digal, 4 years old of Cambacay, Batuan town;
Angel Jose Orique, 5 years old of Canjulao, Jagna town; Gardel
Dagodog, 4 years old of West Poblacion, Albur town; Elaizah
Janelle Requina, 6 months old of barangay Bool, this city;
Niño Jade Marimon, 4 years old of Catagbacan, Loon
town; and Giselle Cutamora, 8 years old of Torrero Street,
this city.
DIFFERENT
STRAIN
Dr.
Reynan Cimafranca of the DOH-7 epidemiology and surveillance
unit said there could be a different strain of dengue virus
in Bohol.
The
DOH has presently identified dengue strains 1, 2 and 3 which
are all fatal.
But
the DOH has observed that the higher incidence of dengue among
teenagers and adults has led them to believe there is an unusual
pattern that could be caused by a new strain.
According
to Cimafranca, they have now sent blood samples obtained from
patients here for examination in Manila.
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