The intensive care units of children’s hospitals are full due to the virus epidemic in Germany

In the statement of the German Association for Intensive and Emergency Care (DIVI), the expression “There is a catastrophic situation” was used with regard to child care units in the country.

The statement indicated that due to the intensity experienced in the intensive care units of children’s hospitals due to the epidemic, patients were transferred to other hospitals more than 100 kilometers away, and children who required surgery in some emergency cases had to be attended to. waited for three days.

In the report published by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the intensity experienced is expected to increase further in the coming weeks.

“Children are dying because we can no longer care for them,” said Michael Sasse, a pediatric intensive care specialist. he made the statement.

Stating that there is already a density in intensive care departments in hospitals, the experts pointed out that this density has increased excessively due to the SVR virus epidemic, and some hospitals have reached the maximum number of patients.

Due to the epidemic and the density in hospitals, it was pointed out that some federal states are working together to combat this problem. (AA)