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Swine flu: 200 fight for life as number of patients in intensive care doubles in a week
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* Fears virus has grown more virulent over last year
* NHS managers draw up emergency plans to tackle outbreak
Nearly 200 swine flu victims were fighting for their lives last night. The number of patients in intensive care has doubled in a week and many of them are either elderly or pregnant. Seventeen of the 190 are being kept alive by highly-specialised heart and lung machines – three times the usual number.
Flu: 300 In Intensive Care After Cases Double
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More than 300 people are in intensive care with flu in England, Government figures have shown.
It is unclear how many of the 302 patients have swine flu but they are thought to be in the majority.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said the NHS can cope with an upsurge after the number of critical cases almost doubled in a week.
Spike In Young ICU H1N1 Cases In UK Raises Concerns
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Recombinomics Commentary 17:00
December 21, 2010
As of Monday, there were 24 children under five in critical care with confirmed or suspected flu, another 12 aged five to 15, and 243 in the 16 to 64 age group. There were also 23 people aged over 65 in critical care.
H1N1 Death Cluster In Bury Near Manchester Raises Concerns
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Recombinomics Commentary 17:00
December 21, 2010
Another two people have died from swine flu – bringing the number of confirmed victims of the virus in Greater Manchester this winter to seven.
A woman, from Bury, died at Rochdale Infirmary after being struck down with the H1N1 bug. NHS chiefs said she had underlying health problems.
A man, also from Bury, died around two weeks ago but tests have only just shown that the cause was swine flu. As previously reported in the M.E.N, a Manchester man, a woman from Bolton, two men from Oldham and a man from Rochdale have died after contracting swine flu in recent weeks.
A child from Bury, who was described as being critically ill last week, is still being treated for the H1N1 virus.
Alaming Rate of Severe H1N1 Cases In UK
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Recombinomics Commentary 16:05
December 22, 2010
Cases have risen to 87.1 per 100,000 people, from 32.8 in the previous week.
Rates of flu are highest in children aged between 5 and 14, followed by children under four, and those aged between 15 and 44.
Rates have also increased in adults aged between 45 and 64, says the weekly bulletin from the Royal College of GPs.
The above comments have the latest ILI figures for the UK, which show a marked rise in the past two weeks. However, these levels are still well below levels from last season which peaked at levels close to 300, or more than 3 fold higher than the levels cited above. Thus, in spite of these relatively low rates for the population as a whole, the 302 ICU cases are well above the peak of 180 cases reported for last season.
These figures indicate the H1N1 in circulation is markedly more virulent than last season, and the spike in ICU and ECMO cases, including those without underlying conditions, threatens health care delivery, especially for the most severe cases.
Originally posted by Hx3_1963
...I wonder how many ECMO Machines they can gather and if they will be enough as the Flu Season has barely started...
However, these levels are still well below levels from last season which peaked at levels close to 300, or more than 3 fold higher than the levels cited above.
Sharp rise in serious flu cases prompts jab questions
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There has been a 50% rise in the past three days in the number of seriously ill people in hospital with flu, figures show.
Department of Health data from Thursday showed that 460 intensive care beds in England were occupied by flu patients, compared to 302 on Monday.
Originally posted by jrmcleod
The Flu came on within a couple of hours, feeling fine then straight to super ill, it Started off with...
Originally posted by unityemissions
What I'm most concerned about is the fact that the flu got so much attention last season; both in support of awareness towards it's potential threat, and also against the notion it would turn out as a true pandemic. Regardless of the causation to these seemingly established beliefs, the thought that this years flu season could be under hyped at our peril is what really trips me out.
Originally posted by unityemissions
This is seriously the weirdest bug I've ever had in my life. It keeps seeming to go, then coming back with a bit different symptoms.
The first few days --
headache/pressure in specific area's of head
dizzyness
lack of focus
Originally posted by asala
To answer your questions
What "treatments" have you taken during this period? (examples: drugs, bedrest)
*Paracetamol and Ibohen, 2 days pretty much in bed unable to get up,
How much food did you consume during this period? (total abstinence, usual diet or something in between)
*2 soups a day and a few rolls,
How much water did you drink during this period? (Does not include beverages or juices of any sort - just clean, hopefully filtered, water)
*About a liter a day,
What significant changes to your diet, exercise or general environment occurred in the week(s) before you became ill? (overeating, excessive drinking, later nights and reduced sleep, increased stress, less fresh air and exercise?)
*I found just before i got this that i was more hungry the week leading up to being ill, Increased stress and a 3 week cold before hand leading up to this bout,
Severe H1N1 Cases Force UK Black Alerts Recombinomics
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Commentary 22:45
December 31, 2010
NHS pressure group Health Emergency said a number of hospitals in East Anglia were on black and red alert, meaning the NHS was struggling to cope as the outbreak worsened.
Chairman Geoff Martin said the James Paget University Hospital in Great Yarmouth had declared a "black alert" yesterday - the most severe status level.
He added that the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital was on "red alert" - one step below black. He said: "We warned that hospitals would be forced on to black alert as the flu cases fill the available beds - now it's happening and we do not believe that the chaos is restricted to East Anglia.