Dina Admitted to Hospital- Day 3

Today Dina was discharge from hospital. However she have to be quarantin for another 7 days at home and continue with 8 days antibiotic treatment for her minor cough. Anyway her fever and flu are gone. Thank you to all well wishers which i have received in this blog and via sms...I really appreciate it.

Dina admitted to hospital - Day 2

Last night the doctor ordered the nurses giving drips to Dina and same time supply asma gas as her breathing has slightly increase. Her symptoms are all showing H1N1 but due to her fever that has reduce the doctor decide to continue medication under normal fever but emphasis close monitoring..any slight breathing difficulty or behaviour changes or temperature changes will have to be reported immediately.

So today morning, they have removed the asma tube instead given asma inhalers every 4 hours for today only. Body temperature back to normal..yeah no more fever. She still have cough and slight flu. Cried alot as well has she wanted to go home.

Looks like her body is responding well to treatment. I hope the cough and flue will be cure-off before she is release from the hospitals. Anyway no news when she will be discharge.

Dina admitted to hospital

Today my 2nd daughter 2years 7 months is admitted to Pediatric Hospital in KL. She has develope high fever for the past 3 days and she also has cough and flue. Doctor has taken 2 blood sample and have given her anti-viral injection. Although she is not in danger but doctor has place her under obeservation for H1N1. My wife will accompany her everyday. Im not sure for how long she will be warded but as of my visit tonight, my daughter looks cheerful, body temperature also has reduce and her appetiate has increase abit. I hope she gets better everyday.

Heart Block

I have received an email, it may have some truth...anyway just sharring

Natural therapy for heart vein opening Please pass it to your colleagues or friends.
For Heart Vein opening
1) Lemon juice 01 cup
2) Ginger juice 01 cup
3) Garlic juice 01 cup
4) Apple vinegar 01 cup
Mix all above and boil in light flame approximately half hour, when it becomes 3 cups, take it out and keep it for cooling. After cooling, mix 3 cups of natural honey and keep it in bottle. Every morning before breakfast use one Table spoon regularly.
Your blockage of Vein's will open (No need any Angiography or By pass)

Are we not serious?

We are still un-decided either to close the school or not, even the death toll has risen up to 44 today. I have to send my children to school with their faces covered with mask fearing they will get infected by other student. Its very easy to get infected at school and how much can the teachers do to ensure those suspected H1N1 carries do not spread it to other student...very little. There are other ways to learn ..not only going school. But once a student get infected..its family will get infected and what happens if there is a pregnant mother in that family, she and her un-born will get infected easily. Have the Minister ever think about it...

Influenza A(H1N1): All schools in Mumbai ordered to close

2009/08/12

Salil Panchal, AFP

MUMBAI: Indian authorities on Wednesday ordered all schools and colleges in this vast city to shut for a week over fears about the spread of swine flu.

The state government of Maharashtra has had the highest incidence of swine flu cases in India and two women, aged 63 and 53, have died here after being confirmed as having the virus.

“The government has decided to close down schools, colleges and coaching classes in the entire city for a week starting on Thursday,” said Suresh Wandile, spokesman for the state’s chief minister.

Choke harzard...please read them..might save your love ones

Today my little girl aged 2years 5month choke herself while eating KFC rice. It happens at home and luckily I was at home. She was on the floor and feeding herself as she normally does, suddenly she begin to leans backwards with her eye wide open . I was stunned...I see her turn blue with her mouth tight shut. I quickly lift her up , bend over and pounch on her back repeatedly. Manage to removed some excess food from her mouth. I continue pouncing on her back and slowly there is no more blue on her face, her eyes start moving, and she begins to breath normall. I gave her water to drink..yeah...she was feeling very tired and exhausted. I continue giving her some water and on/-off she begins to cough...thats good sign in deed. I would have lost her should I have not acted fast...anyway for those yet to experience it..please spend some time to read below notes...may help you one day.

Babies and young children are at high risk of choking. Typically, they choke on foods they can not swallow, and it becomes stuck in their throats. Sometimes, choke foods enter the air passages, which is even worse because it can compromise breathing.

Children are especially at high risk for choking accidents because they are usually fond of putting things (e.g. food, toys) to their mouth, yet they still do not have posterior teeth to grind lumps of food properly. Besides, they are still learning to chew on food. Some children also choke because they are busy doing something while eating, like they laugh, cry, play or run while chewing on something. The most common foods that have been singled out in most studies of choking in children are peanuts, hotdogs, candies, raw carrots, and grapes.

Because choking can actually cause death, which occurs mostly in homes, restaurants and other public places, it is always a good idea to learn how to remove food from the airway.

For infants less than 1 year old:
Conscious
1. Straddle the infant on your forearm supported with your thigh.
Infant should be facing down with head lower than the trunk.
2. Then, with the heel of your hand, give 4 forceful back blows
between the infant’s shoulder blades.
3. Without delay, turn the infant on his back (with the head still lower
than the trunk), and give 4 chest thrust by using your two fingers.
Chest thrust is performed by positioning your two fingers on the
infant’s chest (avoiding the tip of the sternum) and depressing the
sternum ½ to 1 inch for each thrust.
4. Repeat both back blows and chest thrust until foreign body is
expelled.

Unconscious
1. First of all, call out for help and let other people around call 911 or
an ambulance for help.
2. Position infant on his back with arms on the sides, lift the jaw and
Open the mouth, and give rescue breathing. Any foreign body seen
in the mouth should be removed.
3. Give 4 back blows and 4 chest thrust until foreign body
is removed.
4. Repeat the sequence until successful or professional rescue team
arrives.

For children over 1 year old
Conscious
1. If the child is breathing normally and able to cough, ask him to
cough and remove any food that comes out.
2. If coughing is unsuccessful, perform subdiaphragmatic abdominal
thrust (also known as Heimlich maneuver). This maneuver is like an
artificial cough which will make the diaphragm forcefully contract
expelling air out of the lungs.

How to do Heimlich maneuver: 1) stand at the back of the child and place your arms around the child’s waist 2) make a fist on one hand just above the belly button of the child and grab your fist with your other hand 3) deliver 5 upward squeeze thrust into the abdomen 4) repeat until successful

Unconscious
1. First of all, call out for help and let other people around call 911
or an ambulance for help.
2. Position the child on his back with arms on the sides, lift the jaw
and open the mouth, and attempt rescue breathing. Do not perform
finger sweep to remove the foreign body (even if not visualized) in
children less than 8 years old.
3. If unsuccessful, give 6-10 subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrusts.
4. Repeat sequence until successful or until professional rescue team
arrives.

Whether you are successful or not in giving your first aid in choking victims, always have the victim examined by a physician as soon as possible.

References:

1. 1st Aid For Choking (A Refresher for People with First Aid Training). The Police
Notebook. http://www.ou.edu/oupd/choke.htm

H1N1...Pandemic

My fellow friends, please take time to read.

Influenza H1N1 Update: 3 August 2009

NEWS ROUND UP
World Health Organization says pregnant women are at increased risk. In the WHO pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing notes,the emphasis was squarely placed on the increased risk of severe (or fatal) illness in pregnant women infected with pandemic H1N1 flu. It also refers to several evidence-based studies outlining the risk of fetal death and spontaneous abortions (particularly for women infected during their second and third trimesters of pregnancy). The WHO recommends, "in areas where infection with the H1N1 virus is widespread, pregnant women, and the clinicians treating them, be alert to symptoms of influenza-like illness". The briefing note also outlines the WHO recommendations for treatment. They recommend treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) as soon as possible, or within the first 48 hours after onset of symptoms, where the benefits of the treatment will maximized.


Outbreak among pigs in Australia. A pig farm in the state of New South Wales has been quarantined after determining that more than 100 of its pigs have been infected with an influenza virus. It is believed that the pigs became infected when infected farm workers handled them. The outbreak was first reported on July 24, and authorities are conducting further tests to determine what type of flu virus is involved.
In a formal report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Australian authorities have initially identified the virus as "Influenza A subtype H1 (New Unknown Disease)". Scientific experts fear that outbreaks among pigs may increase the opportunities for the virus to mutate, and thus increases the risk for it to become more severe.


Children and preventative Tamiflu® use - side effects, compliance issues. Both side effects and compliance issues were observed in a study of schoolchildren in England who were prescribed oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for prophylaxis after possible exposure to an infected person. The study examined two groups of children, one at the primary school level and another at the secondary school level. The authors found only around 75% of the children in the secondary school group took their complete course of medication. The figure dropped to under 50% in the primary school group. The report found that over half of all students in the study reported at least one side effect. The most common was upset gastrointestinal tract/nausea. One in five reported neuropsychiatric symptoms including sleeping difficulties, nightmares and poor concentration.


United States recommends priority groups for pandemic H1N1 vaccine. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) held a meeting on July 29 to evaluate the current pandemic strain, and to identify the priority groups for vaccination. Although pandemic H1N1 vaccine may be ready by the US autumn season, it is not a replacement for seasonal flu vaccine. Rather, it is intended to be used alongside the seasonal flu vaccine. The priority groups identified ACIP include:

1)Pregnant women
2)Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age
3)Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
4)All people from 6 months through 24 years of age
5)Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza.