The director of Hospital Pediatric Robert Reid CabralMabel Jones, reported that the emergency This health center has maintained its usual admission rate, assisting between 15 and 20 children daily affected by various pathologies.
“The majority of cases treated in emergency correspond to pathologies respiratorysuch as bronchiolitis and pneumonia, in addition to falcemic patients with pain crises. From the surgical point of view, we have received three cases of appendicitis“Dr. Jones explained.
He acknowledged that, during the festivities christmasthe queries in the hospital have decreased by more than 60 percent.
Likewise, he highlighted that the health center has maintained strict supervision to guarantee the catering of medications and supplies in case of any eventuality.
Through a press release, Jones urged parents and guardians to keep the vaccination of children and to extreme precautions at home to avoid household accidents, such as burns, fractures or electric shocks. He also recommended going to the hospital immediately if there are any warning signs or symptoms to allow for an early and proper diagnosis.
Girl admitted after collapse wall
In relation to the little girl 12 years old admitted last Saturday after the collapse of an abandoned house located on Juan Erazo Street, almost on the corner of Peña Batlle, in the Villa Juana sector of the National District, the doctor limited herself to saying that “she is undergoing a stable post-surgery in the area of neurosurgery.”
