NKTI Gym, ginawang “lepto” ward; 48 ang pasyente; 10 ‘di ma-admit dahil kulang sa nurse at doktor

4 months ago

Dumarami ang mga tinamaan ng leptospirosis na itinatakbo sa NKTI, dalawang linggo matapos ang mga pagbahang dulot ng Habagat at Bagyong Carina.

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00:00Good evening, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

00:05The number of cases of leptospirosis in NKT

00:10has increased by two weeks after heavy rain and typhoon Kareena.

00:16That's why even the hospital's gym is using a ward.

00:19Other patients cannot be admitted due to the lack of doctors and nurses.

00:23The number of cases of deadly diseases is also increasing.

00:28Maki Pulido reports live on the situation there.

00:32Maki.

00:36The NKTI needs more nurses and doctors from the Department of Health.

00:41Because of the number of leptospirosis patients,

00:45their medical staff is running short.

00:49Even though it's raining,

00:51the heavy rain and typhoon Kareena has pushed the flood away.

00:57This effect is only now being felt

00:59at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City.

01:03This is where I met Danilo.

01:05The house was hit by the wind,

01:07so it was flooded when they started to fix the house.

01:11After a few days, it was flooded and its plants were damaged.

01:16When there was no rain, it was hard for him to breathe.

01:19Danilo was hit by leptospirosis,

01:22a bacterial disease caused by the breath of animals like fish

01:26that can get in and out of wounds and other open parts of the body.

01:31I didn't notice the fish swimming in the water.

01:39I thought it was nothing.

01:43The fish swam in the water, but I was still able to breathe.

01:47He is one of 48 leptospirosis patients confined to the NKTI.

01:52Because of the patient's flooding,

01:54even the hospital's gym had to be turned into a leptospirosis ward.

01:58There are 10 more patients waiting in the emergency room

02:01who cannot be admitted because there is a shortage of nurses and doctors.

02:04But the NKTI says this is common in hospitals after a strong typhoon.

02:10Nurses and nursing aides pulled out from different wards

02:13to take care of the leptospirosis patients here in the gym.

02:17The NKTI said that hospital beds can still be added,

02:21but they need additional nurses and doctors.

02:24They requested the Department of Health to add 20 nurses and 10 doctors.

02:30They have lung abnormalities, some have lung hemorrhage,

02:35and some have acute pancreatitis and liver abnormalities.

02:40So this is really severe lepto.

02:42Since January, 7 leptospirosis patients of the NKTI have died.

02:47Two of them died last week.

02:50If they do not recover, they may develop chronic kidney disease.

02:53In the whole country, 67 leptospirosis cases were reported from July 14 to 27.

03:00But it is possible to add more because on July 24,

03:03the leptospirosis patients will have a runny nose and will feel pain or incubation period for two more weeks.

03:08Since January, more than 1,400 people have had lepto,

03:12although it is lower compared to the same time in 2023.

03:16More than 160 people have died.

03:19But you don't need to rush like this.

03:22If you can't avoid leptospirosis, whether you have an injury or not,

03:25doctors advise you to go to the health center,

03:28say you have leptospirosis, so they can give you and let you take prophylaxis.

03:32In the first phase, the patient will get fever,

03:35and then they will feel pain,

03:38and then after that, after about five days, they will get better,

03:43and then the pain will return.

03:46This time, with the complications already,

03:48the eyes will turn yellow,

03:50the uterus will shrink,

03:53their uterus will hurt,

03:56and others, they will already cough out blood.

04:01According to Dr. Dangilan,

04:03the case of leptospirosis may increase this year because of pneumonia.

04:07That's why it should always be reminded to the public that this is a preventable disease.

04:12You just need to go to the health center if you have leptospirosis.

04:16Vicky?

04:17Thank you very much, Maki Pulido.

04:30For more information, visit www.fema.gov

NKTI Gym, ginawang “lepto” ward; 48 ang pasyente; 10 ‘di ma-admit dahil kulang sa nurse at doktor | 24 Oras

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