In Krasnoyarsk, about 1.5 thousand calls per day are received by ambulance doctors due to an increase in the incidence of ARVI

Due to the increase in the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections, the Krasnoyarsk emergency medical service station receives about 1.5 thousand calls per day. Of these, more than 500 had a preliminary diagnosis of ARVI. This was reported by the press service of the regional Ministry of Health.

In connection with the increase in challenges, residents of Krasnoyarsk were reminded that If you have a high temperature that lasts less than three days, you should seek treatment and advice from your local doctor during the day at the clinic.

“The biggest danger is if everyone starts calling emergency medical services around the clock, that is, during the day when the clinic is open. Then there is a risk of blocking the work of the ambulance. Then its workers will not have time to quickly provide emergency assistance to those who need it for life-saving reasons.“, — noted the chief freelance specialist in emergency medical care of the Russian Ministry of Health Sergey Bagnenko.

In addition, emergency medical personnel They do not issue certificates, sick leave certificates or prescribe treatment. The Krasnoyarsk ambulance station transmits all information about the call to the clinic.

Let us remind you thatand last week, 17,839 residents of the Krasnoyarsk Territory turned to doctors with signs of ARVI and influenza, which is 38.5% more than last week the previous seven days. For the first time Since the beginning of the epidemic season, our region has exceeded the epidemic threshold level by 13.7%.

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