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A&E departments being flooded by children with mild fevers
Hospitals say it is like winter in June with a range of respiratory infections including bronchiolitis, paraflu and rhinovirus
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A&E departments are being flooded with children with often mild fevers, creating a “winter in June” for the NHS, experts are warning.
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Most of the children involved are looked after by relatives or attend daycare facilities such as nurseries and are not yet at school. They typically have a generally minor breathing condition such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), bronchiolitis, paraflu or rhinovirus, the symptoms of which are a cough, runny nose and fever.
âThese infections, which are usually mild, are mostly seen in the winter months. But the easing of lockdown has meant that children are being exposed to them this summer as they come back into contact with other children,â said the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
A survey undertaken at Leicester Royal Infirmary and the specialist childrenâs hospitals in Glasgow, Birmingham and Liverpool shows that 23,661 children attended A&E in May â the highest number for that month in years. In 2019, before Covid, 21,046 came for help. While more than 70% are deemed able to wait to see a doctor, about 25% are judged to need urgent assist
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