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Bronchiolitis: ARS Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur triggers the white plan

2022-11-24T15:14:13.293Z


This trigger should allow hospitals to take the necessary measures to care for all children - who are the most prone to complications in the event of infection.


Le Figaro Nice

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For several weeks, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region has been confronted, like the rest of the territory, with an epidemic of bronchiolitis.

“The epidemic indicators today exceed the level of all the epidemic peaks of the previous winter seasons”

, alerted the PACA Regional Health Agency (ARS) on Thursday by way of a press release.

Thus, to deal with the strong tension that this epidemic exerts on the hospital system of the region, the ARS, after consultation with the six hospital groups of territories at the beginning of the day, decided to activate the first level of mobilization. internal in health establishments: the white plan.

This triggering should enable establishments to take the necessary measures to care for all children - who are the most prone to complications in the event of infection.

These measures are as follows:

  • Activation of a hospital crisis unit;

  • Implementation of enhanced monitoring of voltage indicators;

  • Reinforcement of the staff of the services of the pediatric sector;

  • Increase in reception capacities by rescheduling certain non-urgent operations.

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For more than a month, the number of cases of bronchiolitis in children under 2 years old has been rising sharply.

730 visits to the emergency room for bronchiolitis were recorded last week against 502 the previous week.

In addition, the number of hospitalizations for bronchiolitis in children under 2 is also up sharply: 259 last week compared to 196 the previous week.

"These trends are observed in all the departments of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region with the exception of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, which sees all of these indicators stabilize"

, specifies the ARS.

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Adults and older children who carry the virus usually have no signs or just a cold.

Thus,

“many people carry the virus and are contagious without knowing

it, further details the press release.

In this context, it is important that everyone mobilizes to slow the progression of the epidemic

”.

Simple actions can be taken to limit its spread: wash your hands regularly and carefully, regularly wash your children's toys and stuffed animals, open the windows 10 minutes a day or even do not smoke near babies and children. .

Source: lefigaro

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