In the United States, the number of children infected with respiratory diseases is increasing significantly.
According to ABC News, Connecticut Children’s Hospital is considering placing a tent on the hospital’s lawn to solve the bed shortage as the number of pediatric patients who cannot get a bed increases. John Brancanto, director of emergency medicine at Connecticut Children’s Hospital, said he is considering adding extra beds to areas outside the ward, such as a lawn.
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital reported last week that there were at least 50 cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Thomas Murray, head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Prevention at the Hospital, said he was very concerned about the surge in RSV and flu cases.
Other hospitals in the United States are in a similar situation. Currently, as the number of pediatric patients infected with respiratory diseases in more than 20 states, including Washington, Texas, and Ohio in the United States, surges, medical staff are expressing great concern and burden.
Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that RSV is a mild cold symptom, but can cause bronchitis or pneumonia. The CDC warns that most infected people recover within a week or two, but it can be fatal for people with weakened immune systems, such as infants and the elderly.
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