Lamezia, meeting in the hospital with family pediatricians on the management of the child in the Covid era

Lamezia Terme – The family pediatricians of the Lametino district, at the invitation of the Head of the Complex Pediatric Structure and in the presence of a representative of neonatologists, met in the Aula Ferrante of the Giovanni Paolo II Hospital, to discuss the management of the child in the Covid era in view of the impending flu epidemic. “As is known – they say – Sars Covid 19 has little impact on morbidity and mortality in children, less than seasonal flu, but the virus circulates among children especially with the reopening of schools and can be” diffusers “in within the general population. Hence the need to adequately manage the problem related to the Covid 19 pathology, in order to intercept carriers early and prevent inappropriate access to the hospital. This can be done by sensitizing families, following the indications of their free choice of pediatricians who, when they deem it necessary, visit the children or send them to the city hospital, properly organized, from the beginning of the pandemic, with paths dedicated to children and in constant exchange of diagnostic-care paths with the pediatricians themselves. The enormous difficulty in handling the absences of the schoolchildren was revealed in the discussion Oils for patients, in many cases due to an incorrect interpretation of the current legislation, in particular the latest decree issued by the Ministry of Health ”.

“We had to take note of not a little confusion in some schools regarding the need for certificates of readmission to school – they explain – Therefore, it is important to clarify that the pediatrician’s certification should be issued only after an absence for health reasons exclusions and other symptoms attributable to Sars Covid 19, that the same absence must be greater than 5 days (3 in kindergarten) and that the certificate must not be presented, however, when children do not attend school for reasons not attributable to pathology. In the event that, on the contrary, the absence is due (according to the pediatrician’s assessment) to symptoms attributable to a possible infection by Sars Covid 19, it will be necessary not a certificate, but a Certificate of successful execution of a nasopharyngeal swab with a negative result for Covid 19. Finally, the importance of free flu vaccination in the age group 6 months to 6 years was highlighted, which this year will be carried out in the family pediatricians’ offices. This vaccine, in addition to the undoubted advantages in avoiding possible complications in children and inconveniences for families, also has a protective effect on the population, since it reduces the circulation of the influenza virus and facilitates the differential diagnosis with Sars Covid 19. The climate of collaboration between the hospital and the territory is excellent in the common interest of the health and safety of the children in the area ”.