Pune: The Health Department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued guidelines to spread awareness about swine flu and its related treatment. They have also urged the patients to seek medical treatment as soon as they get the symptoms.
According to the data furnished by the health department, between January 1 to November 1, there have been 8,02,474 patients who have been screened for swine flu. As many as 15,171 patients have been administered with the Tamiflu tablets. And 2,322 swab samples have been sent for testing and 558 patients have been tested positive for swine flu. Twenty one patients are still admitted in the hospital. Out of these 21, 8 are in the wards and 13 are on the ventilator. And 412 patients who have been tested positive, were discharged.
In an official letter issued by the health department, Dr Ramchandra Hankare, chief of health department, has urged patients with high risk to seek medical help as soon as they suffer from any ailment.
“Patients with low immunity such as children, pregnant women and elderly people should not delay their treatment. Many patients who already have a medical condition of hypertension, diabetes are also more susceptible to swine flu infection,” said Hankare.
The letter also urges private practitioners to give timely treatment and administer anti-viral medicines to the patients.
“Patients who have viral infections should visit a doctor and seek medical help. Such patients should be admitted and if they have conditions like pneumonia, they must be admitted in an isolated intensive care unit (ICU),” said Hankare.
The Health Department has identified three types of patients. The first type is the patients who have a fever, body ache, headache, loose motions or vomiting. In the second type, patients who have above mentioned symptoms along with severe throat infection and fever. In the third type, if with above symptoms there is chest congestion and difficulty in breathing. If the blood pressure of the patients goes down, then the patient should give a swab sample for testing.
High risk patients who have low immunity should wash hands regularly and avoid public places.
