Vellore sources have stated that the Health Department is reaching out to all medical practitioners for better coordination in managing fever cases and as a follow-up to the Health Minister’s recent meeting on preventing communicable diseases, Collector S.A. Raman has held a meeting with private medical practitioners on Saturday.
K.S.T. Suresh, deputy director of health services, Vellore has said about 150 doctors, including pediatricians, physicians, and block medical officers of primary health centers and government hospitals attended and have also outlined the clinical management guidelines and has released an awareness CD and this meeting has stressed on the need for better coordination between the government and private practitioners for fever management.
Meanwhile E. Theranirajan, head, Department of Paediatrics, Government Vellore Medical College Hospital (GVMCH), and Philomena, head of Medicine has stated that in the clinical management of fever, three stages are critical that were febrile, critical and afebrile and the doctors should manage the three phases of fever and continue close monitoring, and adjust treatment accordingly.
Dr. Theranirajan, during his presentation, has outlined the don’ts in managing fever cases, especially during an epidemic and has added that doctors should not administer intra muscular injections in a child with any fever as it could aggravate the condition and the steroids should not be given for children as it could suppress the immunity.
