Tag: Intensive care unit
Tragedy in prison highlights cruelty in prison of children
The recent death of a child in custody has raised concerns about Australia’s youth detention system, writes Gerry Georgatos. CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses suicide WESTERN AUSTRALIA Banksia Hill detention center sailed in dangerous winds for years, and as an institution with among the world’s highest rates of self-harm and suicide attempt. If the rate…
YLE: The number of coronavirus infections is increasing rapidly in Finland
“The corona virus epidemic has started,” described Eeva the Swedeassistant physician for infectious diseases in the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital district (HUS). The Swede revealed to the public broadcasting company that the number of coronavirus patients in special care has quadrupled since the beginning of the month, from 25 to 80 patients. Although about a…
A Pole in his sixties died of injuries sustained in the fire
The man who died the day before yesterday in the intensive care unit in Landspítali after suffering serious injuries in Monday’s fire in Funahöfði, was of Polish nationality and was born in 1962. This was confirmed by Eiríkur Valberg, an officer of the central investigation department of the police in the capital district, in an…
A new extracorporeal blood oxygenation treatment offers hope for cardiac arrest patients
In such cases, the ECPR provides a lifeline. This innovative treatment involves performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the patient while transporting them to the hospital, where they are connected to an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. The ECMO device traditionally used in cardiac surgical intensive care oxygenates the patient’s blood during resuscitation. The aim of…
The study reveals a long-term connection to Covid with low vitamin D levels
Prolonged COVID, also known as post-COVID-19 syndrome, is a new illness in which symptoms of COVID-19 persist for more than 12 weeks after initial infection. Despite studies showing that it affects 50-70% of patients previously admitted for COVID-19, little is known about the disorder. Low vitamin D levels are one risk factor for poor outcomes…
Covid-19 global health crisis over: WHO
“It is therefore with great hope that I declare #Covid19 a global health emergency. However, that does not mean that Covid-19 has been passed as a global health threat. Last week, Covid-19 claimed a life every three minutes – and that’s just the deaths we know about,” he said. “As we speak, thousands of people…
HS: Low pay, bad management and job well-being behind the care shortage at the Uui Children’s Hospital
Jari PetäjäDirector of Children and Adolescents at the New Children’s Hospital, told MTV in March that the district will initially inquire about the readiness of 20–30 patients and their families for surgery abroad. Helsingin Sanomat wrote about the topic based on interviews with five nurses, four of whom work in children’s intensive care, as well…
A year for most children is a lifetime…
A year ago, the conflict hit close to home when war broke out in Ukraine. It is a year of uncertainty, fear, broken dreams, broken families and disrupted lives. About 6.5 million people have been displaced from their homes, 1.2 million of whom are children. Almost 7 million children are at risk due to attacks…
Many children connected to ventilators due to streptococcus
This winter, a large strep epidemic raged in the country, and infections were much worse than usual, especially in children, the elderly and the sick taking immunosuppressive drugs. “We’ve been very busy in the intensive care unit lately,” says Ragnar Bjarnason, head physician at Hringsins Children’s Hospital, referring to the fact that many children had…
THL: Covid gets 21 patients to the intensive care unit
At the same time, there are almost 1,000 Covid patients in Finnish hospitals, but many of them had to be treated for other reasons.
The EU is urging other covid-19 boosters for 60- to 79-year-olds
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Amid a new increase in covid-19 affecting the continent, European Union officials spoke about the importance of vaccinating people aged 60 to 79, along with other vulnerable people. In a statement, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides said: “With cases and hospital stays increasing again as we enter the summer…
Tehy Magazine: Dozens of acute and intensive care nurses have resigned in Oulu, Tampere
“This is too many nurses. I haven’t come across such a large number of nurses before,” he said, noting that replacing intensive care nurses is difficult despite the ongoing recruitment campaign. “We have to reduce and close more operations than in previous summers.” For example, Oulu University Hospital will have 14 intensive care units for…
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, June 12
Kyiv – The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said here on Saturday that the Commission will complete the assessment of giving Ukraine EU candidate status by the end of next week, reported the news agency Ukrinform. “The European Commission is currently preparing its recommendations – the so-called conclusion for EU member…
The number of Covid patients in the intensive care unit falls to a 9-month low
The number of Covid patients treated in hospitals has dropped significantly over the past week, the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) said on Thursday. The total number has fallen by more than half from a peak of 1,026 at the end of March. At the same time, the number of patients in intensive…
The Finnish THL is extending the recommendation to the fourth vaccination
THL on Thursday said The fourth injection, which can be given no earlier than three months after the third, is an attempt to increase and extend the level of protection against severe forms of coronavirus disease, especially fatal ones. Just over half (51%) of those aged 80 and over have received four doses and 87.5%…
Finland is extending the recommendation for a fourth dose of Covid
The Finnish public health authority THL has revealed its plans to expand the current recommendation to take a fourth Covid vaccine. Speaking at a coronavir press conference on Thursday morning, a THL spokesman said the recommendation now also applies to those in support or family care, as well as those with disabilities and disabilities. The…
Tuesday’s newspapers: exploitation of Ukrainians, emergency money and Omicron satiety
Across Europe, there is growing concern that traffickers and fraudsters are exploiting Ukrainian women fleeing the war. Helsingin sanomat newspaper The secret investigation of the news agency STT says that the phenomenon has arrived in Finland. Advertisements on Ukrainian personnel websites advertise well-paid jobs at Finnish factories, such as Sinebrychoff and Huhtamaki, which companies say…
Men with high BMI in upper adolescence are at risk of severe covid-19: Study
Gothenburg [Sweden]March 19 (ANI): According to a new study led by the University of Gothenburg, men with a high body index (BMI) in their upper teens have a high risk of severe covid-19 and may need to be hospitalized in the future. The results of the study were published in the journal Obesity. The study…
High BMI in upper teens a risk of severe covid-19: Study
Gothenburg [Sweden]March 14 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Gothenburg has found that men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their late teens have an increased risk of severe covid-19 and may need to be hospitalized later in life. The study was published in the journal Obesity. The study included…
Record low number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units
According to new figures from the National Clinical Quality Program (RKKP), very few of those admitted end up with COVID-19 in the country’s intensive care units. The figures showed that only 1 percent of 10,000 corona-related admissions last month ended up requiring intensive treatment. “The Omicron variant is dominant and makes people less ill. In…
A temporary change in the law on the vaccination status of workers has been submitted for comment
The government’s ministerial-level coronavirus working group has proposed that proposals for amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act be sent for opinion. The temporary adjustments include a provision allowing employers to obtain and process information about an employee’s Covid vaccination or disease status. The proposal follows a trialogue with employers ‘and workers’ representatives. According…
Omicron peak likely culminates in Uusimaa, power plant load drops to 3-month low
The number of coronavirus infections in Finland has decreased nationwide for the fourth week in a row, says Mika SalminenDirector of Health Security, Department of Health and Welfare (THL). At a weekly Covid press conference on Thursday, Salminen said there are areas in the country where numbers are still growing. Last week, the number of…
The third year of a pandemic is about to begin in Finland
Finland officially entered the third year of the pandemic on Saturday, two years after the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the country. The apparent patient zero was a 32-year-old woman visiting Wuhan, China, Finland, whose infection was confirmed on January 29, 2020. At the moment, Mika Salminen The matter was reported by the Health…
Two years of pandemic work takes a heavy toll on Sweden’s healthcare staff
© Provided by Xinhua Sweden has adopted an agile approach to the pandemic since the very first days, and prefers recommendations to the public over a nationwide lockdown. At the same time, the successive waves of the pandemic took the heaviest toll in Sweden of all the five Nordic countries, which created an extremely stressful…
Corona Round-Up: One-third of all COVID-19 patients in the hospital for another reason
About a third of the country’s corona patients are hospitalized for another reason, according to studies conducted this week by TV2. It visited corona wards in four of the country’s five regions and assessed a total of 433 corona patients, and it found that 168 were hospitalized for another reason. A total of 821 people…
HUS: The number of double-vaccinated patients due to Covid is increasing
According to estimates from the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), the number of vaccinated patients requiring intensive care due to coronavirus has increased significantly. "In the Meilahti and Jorvi intensive care units, 39 percent of patients treated for coronavirus last Friday had received two vaccines," Eeva Swedish, HUS ‘s Deputy Chief Infectious Disease, revealed.…
PM: Time to reconsider COVID-19 restrictions
Encouraging numbers According to the latest figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI)802 people were hospitalized with corona-related disease today, an increase of 68 over the day before. The news comes despite the fact that a record 28,780 new cases have been registered today. But there was again a drop in the number of people…