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Child Respiratory Virus Surge Overwhelms New Jersey Hospitals
New Jersey (WABC) — With the recent surge in respiratory viruses in children, pediatric ERs are starting to fill up, pushing the healthcare system towards capacity.
An immediate medical crisis has arisen as enterovirus and rhinovirus cases surge and more children are rushed to pediatric emergency rooms.
Dr. Uzma Hasan, Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Cooperman-Barnabas Medical Center, said:
Four states, including New Jersey, have seen spikes as children return to school, gather in groups, and crowd together without masks.
Parents should be careful.
“If you see your child acting out of the norm, lethargic, uninterested in eating and playing, and having trouble breathing, you see a burning nose and abdominal breathing. I have to get care right away,” said Hasan.
Marissa Torres said her youngest son, Marcello, was complaining that he wasn’t feeling well and that he knew he needed to act immediately.
They went to the doctor and were immediately sent to the emergency room.
“He said he was having considerable difficulty breathing on his own, had a bad cough, had headaches and stomach pains, so he said he had to go to the doctor immediately,” Torres said.
The virus is not uncommon, but the number of cases is growing rapidly. Experts say the likely factor behind the surge is the time of year, and pandemic protocols haven’t exposed children to as many illnesses in the past few years.
“I have seen several children who have never had a cough or wheezing before and have a rapidly progressing disease,” Hasan said.
Marcello was hospitalized for four days and his blood oxygen level dropped to his 80s. He is now recovering at his home and returning to school, but children with respiratory disease, asthma and premature birth are at greater risk.
The New Jersey Department of Health is closely monitoring hospitalized patients.
“We don’t want our hospital system to be overwhelmed by surges in patient numbers and children with asthma,” Hasan said.
The Department of Health issued the following statement:
“The state monitors and monitors the census of hospitalizations and pediatric intensive care units daily throughout the state. The Department issued a public health message to health care providers to raise health care provider awareness of rhinoviruses and enteroviruses, recommend testing, provide appropriate isolation and Report to your local health department and be alert for acute flaccid myelitis. CDC also has enterovirus recommendations for the public: Wash hands; Avoid close contact with sick people, cover coughs and sneezes, clean/disinfect frequently touched surfaces, stay home when sick, and keep sick children out of school.
Related | CDC warns that rare conditions in children could rise this fall
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