At present, the total number of outpatient and emergency respiratory diseases in medical institutions across the country is on a downward trend, and all localities have been actively expanding medical resources in recent years and continuing to increase the number of relevant outpatient and emergency clinics and inpatient beds. Monitoring shows that the number of fever clinics and clinics at the grassroots level accounts for about 44% of the number of fever clinics and clinics in medical institutions across the country, effectively adapting to the medical needs of patients. On December 17, the National Health Commission held a press conference in Beijing to introduce the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in China's winter.
Promote the expansion and efficiency of maternal and child health care institutions at all levels
Shen Haiping, deputy director of the Department of Maternal and Child Health of the National Health Commission, said that recently, as children's respiratory diseases have entered a period of high incidence, the National Health Commission has coordinated and guided and promoted the expansion and efficiency of maternal and child health care institutions at all levels, and made every effort to ensure the medical needs of childrenThe second is to optimize the spatial layout and treatment process, promote pre-diagnosis examination and testing services, smooth the green channel for the treatment of acute and critical diseases, and gradually realize the hierarchical and hierarchical triage of children's medical treatmentThe third is to promote the "Internet +" service, through online outpatient follow-up, ** prescription, logistics and distribution of drugs to the home, to reduce the pressure of offline treatment.
Some parents are worried about the lack of experience in maternal and child health care institutions in the field of childhood diseases, how to resolve this concern?Li Caihong, director of the Xinmi City Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Henan Province, said that maternal and child health care institutions are specialized in providing health care and disease diagnosis and treatment services for women and children. "Taking our hospital as an example, we will mainly take measures such as improving personnel capacity, strengthening equipment allocation, accepting quality control, and establishing referral channels, so that critically ill children will be transferred to relevant medical institutions through the green channel of consultation and referral in a timely manner to ensure timely treatment. ”
Our monitoring of services in nine major cities, including Beijing, shows that the average daily outpatient and emergency volume of pediatric respiratory diseases in maternal and child health care facilities increased from 310,000 people grew to 4 in mid-December70,000 person-times, an increase of 52 percent, and maternal and child health institutions played an important role. Shen Haiping said that at present, 98% of the country's first-class maternal and child health hospitals and 91% of the secondary maternal and child health hospitals have pediatrics, and there are 6 beds in pediatrics in maternal and child health hospitals at all levels780,000 sheets.
Strengthen child health guidance in conjunction with child health services
In order to help parents improve their health awareness and enhance their children's disease prevention ability, Shen Haiping said that the current national systematic management rate of children under 3 years old and the health management rate of children under 7 years old are above 90%. At this stage, China has strengthened children's health guidance in combination with children's health care services, continued to increase the intensity of science popularization, and carried out targeted technical guidance for childcare institutions, primary and secondary schools and other institutions with a large number of children, so as to prevent the occurrence of clusters of diseases.
In response to the problem of some parents asking their children to adhere to the Xi of learning with illness, Lu Gen, director of the respiratory department of Guangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Guangdong Province, said that parents should choose to rest at home or seek medical treatment in time according to the changes in their children's conditions, and do not enter kindergartens or classes with illness. Avoid giving your child antimicrobials on your own.
So, can children take medication to prevent the flu?Lugan said getting a flu vaccine is the most effective and cost-effective way to prevent the flu. A large number of studies at home and abroad have confirmed that influenza vaccination can significantly reduce the risk of influenza and serious complications.
Traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in children. In this regard, Guo Qinyuan, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Liuzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said that as long as the child's physique is well regulated, eats well, sleeps well, and has normal bowel and bowel movements, the child will be less sick. Boiling yam, lotus seeds, lilies, and white fungus into medicinal porridge can improve appetite and sleep.
In view of the frequent occurrence of cold weather, the relevant outpatient and emergency departments should be strengthened
Chang Zhaorui, a researcher at the Department of Communication and Prevention of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that at present, China's new coronavirus infection is at a low epidemic level, and the new crown virus is ba2.The 86 variant and its subclades account for a relatively low proportion, and the public health risk of this variant in China is low. So far, no unknown new viruses and bacteria have been found in the surveillance of respiratory disease pathogens in China.
According to reports, jn., which has recently attracted attention1 variant, is BA2.A subclade of the 86 variant. The World Health Organization evaluates BA2.The risk of severe clinical infection of the 86 variant was low, and the overall public health risk was low.
Wearing a mask correctly is an important means of preventing the spread of respiratory diseases. Experts warn that it is not advisable to wear multiple masks at the same time to keep warm or prevent infection. The following six points should be paid attention to when wearing a mask correctly: special use by special personnel, no cross-use;For disposable medical masks, it is recommended that the cumulative use time of a single mask should not exceed 8 hours;When going to the hospital for treatment and accompanying the patient, after close contact with people with respiratory symptoms, the mask should be changed in timeMasks should be replaced immediately after contamination with body fluids;When the mask is dirty, deformed, damaged, or smelly, it needs to be replaced in timeMasks that have exceeded the expiration date and masks that do not meet the current national or industry technical standards in China should be replaced in a timely manner.
Recently, heavy rain, snow and strong cold wave weather have occurred in many places across the country, and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention has issued the "Guidelines for Public Health Protection of Cold Wave". Mi Feng, spokesman of the National Health Commission, said that the National Health Commission requires all localities to do a good job in medical and health care and emergency response in rain, snow and cold wave weather, and do a good job in cold and warm measures in medical institutions to ensure the safety of personnel and the normal operation of equipment and facilities in cold and ice weatherIn view of the frequent diseases such as fractures and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in cold weather, it is necessary to enrich the relevant outpatient and emergency forcesStrengthen on-duty duty and make medical emergency preparations for emergencies.
(Beijing, December 17 -- Reporter Jin Zhenya).