Alert to a college in Sibiu. Suspended courses after several students accused the same symptoms
After initially five children arrived at the hospital with headache, dizziness and breathing problems, other students accused similar symptoms, so that the courses at the National College “Samuel von Brukenthal” in Sibiu were suspended. About 450 children were medically evaluated.
Several crews from SMURD and Ambulance arrived at college. Photo archive
On Monday, around 5 pm, at the “Samuel von Brukenthal” National College in Sibiu, the alarm was given, after about 20 students learning in the afternoon tuned headaches, vomiting, respiratory problems and even itching. Scared, the teachers called 112 and announced the situation they are facing, so several ambulances, but also a CBRN crew arrived immediately.
Of the 450 medically evaluated students, five were transported to the Pediatric Hospital in the locality.
“The medical crews evaluated all the students present in the school – about 450 students. Of these, about 20 students have symptoms of itching in the skin”, The spokesman of the Sibiu Emergency Situations Inspectorate, Andreea Stefan, said.
“Five teenagers were presented between 13 and 15 years old, with mild symptoms, headache, dizziness, respiratory or tegument. The authorities also transmitted, according to Agerpres.
Because there were suspicions related to the substances used in a deratized one that was made in college a week ago, the CBRN crew made on -site measurements, but no dangerous substance was detected.
“There were no measurements on the scene indicating dangerous substances”, said Andreea Ştefan, spokesman for ISU Sibiu.
However, Public Health Directorates (DSP) Sibiu decided to suspend courses on Tuesday, April 29, at the “Samuel von Brukenthal” College, after other students accused the same symptoms at home, after completing the school program.
“The investigation conducted by the inspectors of the Sibiu Public Health Directorate revealed that, at home, students from other classes of the Samuel von Brukenthal College presented symptoms similar to the 5 transported on Monday to the Emergency Reception Department,” He announced on Tuesday morning DSP Sibiu.
During this day, the classes will be completely sanitized and ventilated so that all risks can be eliminated.
“As a preventive measure, in order to protect the health of the students, but also to the teachers, DSP Sibiu decided to suspend courses throughout the day. During this time the classes will be completely sanitized and ventilated to be eliminated all the risks”, He transmitted DSP Sibiu, which was self -related about this incident.
