Five children suspected of having dengue are admitted every day to the second level hospital in Montero

On a daily basis, an average of five minors with dengue symptoms They are admitted to the second level hospital in Montero, a municipality that is currently being hit by this disease, and where a one-year-old and three-month-old boy died this week.

José Luis Nogales, director of the René Balderas López Children’s Hospital, lamented the death of one of his patients who arrived with dengue symptoms, as well as gastroenteritis. Both pathologies led to a fatal outcome.

“Dengue can take a high toll on us, every day we hospitalize at least five children with denguewe would not want to go through this event again (death of a child), it is very painful even for doctors,” Dr. Nogales told the press.

the doctor He urged the authorities to work together to fight dengue, a disease that is claiming the lives of children and adults. “We have to ally those in the area of ​​health, education, municipal, departmental and national authorities to combat dengue,” he said.

He explained that the little boy who died with dengue fever was stabilized after his arrival at the emergency room, but four hours later he decompensated, they had to revive him, but unfortunately not resisted and died.

Nogales pointed out that the second level hospital is dealing only with dengue, because, despite the fact that a third level hospital (the Óscar Urenda) was built in Montero, they cannot use it or refer their patients with critical conditions because said hospital does not is operating.

“yesWe know that there is a third level hospital that has therapy, but it is not working and as a second level hospital we are left unprotected. We have critical patients not only for dengue, but because of other illnesses, but we cannot move them to another place,” he lamented.