For excess of an epidemic threshold in Chernivtsi the Department of health allocated additional funds for medication
At the fourth week, there has been an increase in the incidence of SARS and influenza by 1.9% compared with the third week of the year (41.7 per cent). Exceeded the epidemiological threshold of 11.5% (for the third week were recorded exceeding of the epidemiological threshold of 26.9%). In the city of Chernivtsi continues to operate the SECOND stage of the "Plan of preventive measures for the prevention and control of acute respiratory viral diseases, including influenza in the epidemic season 2015-2016". On 01.02.2016, appealed with symptoms of 654 people, including 299 children under 18 years, accounting for 45.7%. Registered 28 cases of influenza, laboratory-confirmed 5. Also, confirmed the influenza A H1N1 in 4 patients, and influenza a virus in 1 patient who died of pneumonia. For the last day in-patient departments of hospitals of the city municipal property enrolled 10 people with a diagnosis of pneumonia, including 2 children up to 18 years. Given the excess of an epidemic threshold in Chernivtsi city and the decisions of the permanent Commission on questions tekhnogenno-ecological safety and emergency situations, the Department of health additional funding: for medicines in the amount of 568,6 th., including: the purchase of vaccines for risk groups – 100 thousand UAH., medical supplies for emergency care – 460 thousand UAH. pulse oximeters – 8,6 thousand UAH. For means of the local budget has already been purchased and provided to medical institutions 10 pulsoksimetr in the amount of 8,6 thousand pulse oximeter – a device that allows you to accurately find out information about the saturation of blood oxygen. Purchase of pulse oximeters is highly important because in the conditions of increase of flu , acute respiratory viral infections, especially pneumonia, the use of pulse oximeters will allow us to assess the complexity of respiratory distress, and promptly choose the appropriate tactics of treatment. During the week, will be purchased and supplied to hospitals in the city municipal property 5 oxygen concentrators. Oxygen concentrator – is a medical device that provides separation of oxygen from room air. The apparatus provides a flow of oxygen of high concentration. Necessary when respiratory disorders. Department of health auxiliary medical workers and workers of trolleybus management of medical masks. More than 4.5 thousand of medical masks distributed to medical institutions of municipal property and trolleybus management in accordance with the need. This was reported in the Chernivtsi city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
