Friday, November 26, 2010

Unexpected First Patient Treated in RSHS Bird Flu

Saturday, 11/27/2010 0:14 pm
Oris Riswan Budiana - detikBandung

Bandung - The first patient suspected H5N1 virus or bird flu in West Java this year, being treated at Hasan Sadikin (RSHS) since 22 November. K, 21-year-old woman was living in Bandung Kulon area.

This was justified CEO RSHS Bayu Wahyudi when found in RSHS, Pasteur Road, on Friday (11/26/2010).

"Yes, there is a patient being treated, the situation is serious. He came 22 November with the state of pneumonia (inflammation of the lung - editor), shortness of breath, decreased consciousness, and other symptoms," said Bayu.

He explained that K Flamboyan treated at the Isolation Room. K is placed in that space because the symptoms of respiratory disease severe enough.

As is known, space is a special place for the treatment of patients with severe respiratory disease. For example, patients with H1N1 or swine flu (now called influenza A H1N1) and H5N1 or bird flu.

"We still do the examination and the results hopefully in the near future can be known," he said.

Based on the information collected, the woman suspected of contracting bird flu. That's because the clinical condition of the patient's body become heavy overnight. In fact, patients fitted with a ventilator or a ventilator since the first day of treatment.

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