Ana Cole
Blog #12
11/20/2009
11:33am
Summary
If there is a huge surge in swine flu admissions then the UK could run out of intensive care beds for children. The pandemic of H1N1 is becoming unpredictable. The victims are mostly young rather than old. Vaccinations are beginning to protect the most vulnerable people. There has been a lower in the number of people infected. This is mainly due to the school half-term break and the war warm weather. Cambridge research states that routine operations may have to be cancelled and adult intensive beds would be given to children because pediatric critical care provisions may prove to be inadequate. At Addenbrooke’s hospital researchers have studied a model that is likely to predict demand for critical care. They assume that children suffering from swine flu admitted to intensive care would stay a minimum of five days. They also believe that the pandemic peak will last up to twelve days. Even though swine flu may not affect each region the same, they are reared up to support each other.
Reaction
I believe that we should be worried by the swine flu virus. I am glad to see that the Department of Health in the UK is taking extreme measures for the H1N1 virus. I am also glad to see that the number of H1N1 cases has dropped sharply since the schools are on break and due to the warm weather. This makes me worry on the other hand because I believe that the UK will see a rise in the number of H1N1 cases when school starts back again. Also I believe the number of cases will rise again once the cold weather returns. I just hope that with the measures that have been taken they will be able to cure the ones that are infected with this deadly disease.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/19/swine-flu-children-bed-shortage
1 comment:
I agree that H1N1 is a serious virus that needs to be regulated as much as possible. Without an adequate vaccination this virus can spread easily and even mutate to become harder to cure.
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