This article about BC teen who ended up in the ICU with bird flu is terrifying. Intubated, ECMO, plasma exchange. She will have a long road ahead.
I want to remind people that a well fitted respirator offers excellent protection
Don’t handle sick birds or other wild animals
Our hospital system would NOT be able to provide this level of care if H5N1 becomes a pandemic. And if this young teen had been in the US I imagine her family might be bankrupt.
I’m glad she’s doing better - but shame on the news article for trying to “calm monger” by talking about her BMI as if it’s to blame. Even the headline is downplaying the severity
A 13 year old has spent over a month in hospital due to H5N1. She’s still not out. Lead with THAT
https://globalnews.ca/news/10938653/b-c-teen-avian-flu-patient-recovers-oxygen/
#birdflu #pandemic #H5N1 #wearamask #publichealth
I want to remind people that a well fitted respirator offers excellent protection
Don’t handle sick birds or other wild animals
Our hospital system would NOT be able to provide this level of care if H5N1 becomes a pandemic. And if this young teen had been in the US I imagine her family might be bankrupt.
I’m glad she’s doing better - but shame on the news article for trying to “calm monger” by talking about her BMI as if it’s to blame. Even the headline is downplaying the severity
A 13 year old has spent over a month in hospital due to H5N1. She’s still not out. Lead with THAT
https://globalnews.ca/news/10938653/b-c-teen-avian-flu-patient-recovers-oxygen/
#birdflu #pandemic #H5N1 #wearamask #publichealth
B.C. teen no longer critical with avian flu, has been taken off oxygen
According to the case summary, the patient was a 13-year-old girl with a history of mild asthma who first reported to a hospital on Nov. 4.Simon Little (Global News)
