3 more patients admitted to ICU with H1N1, 2 in critical condition
By Hasnita Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 21 July 2009 2026 hrs
SINGAPORE: Three more patients have been admitted to the Intensive Care Units after coming down with H1N1 infections. Two are in critical condition.
One is a 51-year-old woman who has asthma. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said she sought treatment at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Monday after two days of fever and breathlessness. She was admitted to the ICU on the same day as her condition worsened.
The other is a 13-year-old boy with epilepsy. He went to National University Hospital's (NUH's) emergency department on Sunday after a day of cough and fever.
He suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest while at the emergency department and was admitted to NUH's Paediatric ICU.
Another patient admitted to ICU is a 46-year-old foreigner with hypertension, and is on dialysis. She went to Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday after a week of fever and sore throat.
She was admitted and transferred to the hospital's ICU on Monday when she became breathless. She is currently in stable condition.
Two patients - a 55-year-old man suffering from motor neuron disease and a 42-year-old woman with multiple health problems - who were admitted to Changi General Hospital's ICU on July 18 remain in critical condition.
Three other patients in Singapore General Hospital's ICU are in stable condition.
MOH said there are now 77 patients in hospital with H1N1 infections. It has urged those in high-risk groups who develop flu-like symptoms to seek medical treatment early. - CNA/vm
By Hasnita Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 21 July 2009 2026 hrs
SINGAPORE: Three more patients have been admitted to the Intensive Care Units after coming down with H1N1 infections. Two are in critical condition.
One is a 51-year-old woman who has asthma. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said she sought treatment at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Monday after two days of fever and breathlessness. She was admitted to the ICU on the same day as her condition worsened.
The other is a 13-year-old boy with epilepsy. He went to National University Hospital's (NUH's) emergency department on Sunday after a day of cough and fever.
He suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest while at the emergency department and was admitted to NUH's Paediatric ICU.
Another patient admitted to ICU is a 46-year-old foreigner with hypertension, and is on dialysis. She went to Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday after a week of fever and sore throat.
She was admitted and transferred to the hospital's ICU on Monday when she became breathless. She is currently in stable condition.
Two patients - a 55-year-old man suffering from motor neuron disease and a 42-year-old woman with multiple health problems - who were admitted to Changi General Hospital's ICU on July 18 remain in critical condition.
Three other patients in Singapore General Hospital's ICU are in stable condition.
MOH said there are now 77 patients in hospital with H1N1 infections. It has urged those in high-risk groups who develop flu-like symptoms to seek medical treatment early. - CNA/vm
