Children and elderly people were hospitalised
in their droves over last weekend in Ha Noi as temperatures reached a historic
peak. Two people have reportedly died because of the heat so far. A 70-year old
woman was found dead after she stopped her motorbike on Xã Đàn street at 10am on
June 5th. Earlier, on Saturday, a man in Lễ Pháp Village in Dong Anh District
was also found dead after hours sitting under a tree to avoid the heat and
sunlight. Some 3,200-3,500 children were taken to the Department of Medical
Examination of the Viet Nam National Hospital of Pediatrics per day for
examinations, an increase of 10-15 per cent compared to normal, said Dr Trần
Minh Điển, the hospital’s Deputy Director. Most of them had virus-related
fevers, diarrhoea and respiratory diseases. Doctor Nguyễn Thu Hương, Head of
the Thanh Nhàn Hospital’s Department of Pediatrics said the number of children
admitted to the hospital doubled during the weekend. Most of them were
suffering from rhinitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. Some 30
children were admitted to the hospital within the first day of the hot spell
due to high fevers. “It’s difficult to cool them down since the temperature is
high,” she said. Several children were only taken to the hospital when their
parents were no longer able to reduce their body heat, Hương said. Many were
only hospitalised when seizures occurred, she said. The number of young
patients increased by 5-7 per cent at the Saint Paul Hospital during the
weekend due to heat shock and respiratory infections, leading to pneumonia and
high fever, said its deputy director Nguyễn Văn Thường. The number of elderly
patients also rose at the Viet Nam National Geriatric Hospital, with an average
of 300 patients coming to the hospital for medical examinations per day, Lao
Động (Labour) Newspaper reported. The most common diseases were respiratory
diseases and cerebrovascular accidents, according to the newspaper. There are
some 200 types of virus-related diseases that occur in the summer. Most are
harmless, except for chickenpox and dengue fever, according to medical
research. Children and elderly people are most vulnerable to the harsh summer
heat, said doctor Thường from Saint Paul Hospital. They should drink a lot of
water, consume enough nutrients and a lot of fruit to improve their immune
systems, he added. Citizens should avoid going out from 10am to 4pm because the
ultraviolet rays are the strongest during this time and can cause severe
damages to the eyes, skin, and immune system, he said. The capital city
experienced the first heat wave of the summer over the past days. The highest
temperature was recorded at Ha Dong District at 42 degrees Celsius on Saturday,
breaking records from the past 45 years, according to experts. Lê Thanh Hải,
Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting,
said that six hot spells are expected to hit the north of the country in June
and July, three for each month, each lasting 3-7 days. However, it is unlikely
that temperatures will reach this peak again, he said.
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