He Governor Óscar Crisóstomo requested to declare a health emergency in the Ñuble Region due to the increase in cases of influenza and, especially, its fatal consequences on young people.
Behind the death of a six-year-old girl in the commune of San Nicolás, which was known this afternoon, Crisóstomo added this afternoon «a second case: a 20-year-old girl who also, by the same picture, it has ceased to exist«.
«PNEUMONIA AND IRREVERSIBLE MULTIORGANIC FAILURE»
Through a statement, the Herminda Martín Clinical Hospital from Chillán He stated that the new victim I was 21 years old and died «due to septic shock with multiple organ failure due to severe pneumonia due to Influenza type A».
This young woman «entered the establishment yesterday (May 21), through the Emergency Unit, in critical conditionwith a severe respiratory failure which forced his resuscitation, connection to ventilatory assistance and his transfer to the Intensive Care Unit«.
In this case, his «multiorgan failure was irreversible, so, despite medical and therapeutic efforts, «He died in the early hours of today, May 22.».
He Dr. Nicolás Peña, deputy medical director of the healthcare centerexplained that «most people who contract the flu recover within a period of a few days to less than two weeks, but some others may develop complications (such as pneumonia), which can be life-threatening and cause death».
A relevant aspect in the evolution of the disease is the risk factors specific to each patientsuch as chronic respiratory conditions (asthmachronic lung disease), heart diseases, metabolic, renal, immunological, neurologicaletc.
For this reason, «people with these health problems are included in the vaccination priority groups, and it is essential that they are up to date with the influenza vaccine. In all public and private health centers in the region the vaccine is available free of charge,» Peña emphasized.
GOVERNOR REQUESTS A HEALTH EMERGENCY AND AN ADVANCE OF VACATIONS
Governor Crisóstomo reported that he met with Jonathan Figueroa and Valentina Valdebenito, the parents of the deceased six-year-old girl, Hopeto express their condolences, but indicated that the health panorama requires the adoption of reinforced measures by the central authorities.
«We have adverse climatic conditions, low temperatures, pollution that we have not had for many years, which, undoubtedly, is generating effects on the health and lives of our inhabitants. Therefore, We want to ask the Ministry of Health, Education and the Central Government to take measures that allow us to get ahead and face this situation,» said Crisóstomo.
The governor proposed «advance winter holidaysbecause the time has been approaching peak of contagion» in the region; and asked for «the necessary flexibility of educational systems, so that those boys and girls who can stay at home can do so and do not later have to assume an academic cost for it.»
He also called «declare health emergency for Ñubleunderstanding that this tool allows us to have resources, flexibility, and arrive on time; add more personnel for health care» and finally requested «increase control over the use of firewood«.
MINSAL PROMISES INVESTIGATION «PROMPTLY»
During this afternoon, the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Osvaldo Salgadosaid that the death of Esperanza Figueroa «It is news that hurts deeply»and the «procedure to do is an audit and see what processes were involved in your care.»
«She was treated on more than one occasion, but what is recorded is that the girl’s general condition did not warrant any hospitalization at that time. That is why we are very interested in reviewing that case and we are going to do it as quickly and with the greatest attention to reach a conclusion that will help us,» Salgado said.