Department of Medicine recommends home isolation for children infected with COVID-19
On March 1, Dr. Somsak Ankasil, Director-General of the Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health revealed that despite the increasing number of Covid-19 epidemic but less violence than before The increase in children’s infection may be mainly due to children 5 to 11 years old who have recently been vaccinated. And there are open classes in some schools. Infected children usually develop a fever for about 5 days, but require observation for up to 10 days and follow-up for 14 days. Treatment in children is the same as in adults. From talking to many pediatric experts, it was found that Most children with omicron are asymptomatic or have mild flu-like symptoms. It may be necessary to remind parents to understand to reduce anxiety.
Dr. Adisai Bhattatang, director of Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Department of Medical Services, said that during the age of children infected with COVID-19 The most common is the age range of 3 -11 years. For the group with severe symptoms, it is usually a group with congenital diseases such as brain disease, heart disease, cancer or group 7 chronic diseases and from a survey of beds in the UhosNet Medical Department, Bangkok. Found that there are about 500 beds and more than 80 percent of the beds are occupied. Children’s beds are divided into 3 groups. The first group is the newborn group, the second group is the child aged 1-11 years, and the third group is A. The age group is over 12 years old. For admission, they must pass a screening to assess the severity of the patient’s symptoms. If the child does not have a high fever No severe congenital disease, children do not absorb, can eat, have caregivers and have a separate bathroom to prevent the spread of infection. It can be treated in the form of Home Isolation (HI) or at home. with a team of nurses to follow up on symptoms at least once a day. Oxygen measuring instruments, medicines, infectious waste bags, food and toys for children. For children who have symptoms of changes such as fever above 39 degrees Celsius or more within 24 hours, lethargy, not eating, rapid breathing, and the oxygen level at the fingertips is less than 96%, seek immediate medical attention at the nearest hospital.
