http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/11/19/haiti-cholera-update-14/ Center-left blog from Canadians across the country and beyond Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:45:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/11/19/haiti-cholera-update-14/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 William Henriques Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:14:48 +0000 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=5333#comment-5931 - ‘Cases seen’ have not been provided by the MSPP in the past because surveillance beyond hospitalized cases has just started this week.
- The issue with the number of cases of cholera and mortality is more of an issue of inadequate rehydration prior to patients receiving care than lack of medical attention. As you may know, oral rehydration must start immediately and not wait until the symptoms get so bad that the patient gets sent to the hospital. By that time it is too late.
- Communication and education is the key. Oral rehydration can address 80% of the cases AT HOME if the community has access to the ORS and clean water. Please encourage people to go to the CTCs in their community if they have watery diarrhea consistent with cholera and not go to the hospitals. They are handling the worst cases and their capacity is being stressed, while the CTCs are being under utilized.

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