<q data-attributes="{"lang":{"value":"fr","label":"Français"},"value":{"html":"Depuis 10days, it’s extremely difficult in the emergency room”,”text”:”For 10 days, it’s extremely difficult in the emergency room”}}”>For 10 days, it is extremely difficult in emergenciesconfirms Dr. Gilbert Boucher, president of the Association of Emergency Physicians of Quebec.
Several factors explain this traffic in the waiting rooms. The increase in contacts has favored the spread of certain infectious diseases, especially among children.
We’re starting a new flu season here.
clarified during a press briefing the acting national director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau, adding that this is an exceptional situation in the month of April.
While the watchword is to learn to live with COVID-19, several patients have also chosen to consult, following having endured their illness during the 5th wave.
To top it off, 12,700 healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 are off work. Result: we are witnessing a new perfect storm
in emergencies, according to Dr. Boucher.
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« Just yesterday, 15% of patients who visited the emergency room left without seeing a doctor. »
On the eve of family gatherings for the long Easter holiday, he expects the situation to remain difficult for the rest of April.
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2000 hospitalizations related to COVID-19
The number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 is also increasing. Dr. Luc Boileau confirmed on Wednesday that 2,000 beds are occupied in Quebec. In half of the cases, however, the disease is not the main reason for hospitalization.
A rapid increase in hospitalizations was observed in particular in hospitals in the CHU de Québec, where 111 beds were occupied by patients with COVID-19 on Tuesday.
We went from zero, maybe three and a half weeks ago… and it starts once more
observes Dr. Alexis Turgeon, intensivist at the Enfant-Jésus hospital.
The medical resources allocated to treat these patients contribute to increasing the pressure on the emergency room. In the hospitals of CHU of Quebec, COVID patients occupy 25% of intensive care beds.
It’s not very encouraging for the next few weeks.
notes Dr. Turgeon.
With information from Pierre-Alexandre Bolduc
