On April 11, the Professional Medical Department - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that as of the morning of the same day, there were 184 cases of suspected food poisoning at Binh Quoi Tay Primary School coming for examination and treatment at 5 medical facilities in the city. Among them, there are 141 cases being monitored for outpatient treatment and 43 cases being treated as inpatients.
Specifically, Gia Dinh People's Hospital has 50 cases; of which, 28 cases are still receiving inpatient treatment with stable condition, and 22 cases are undergoing outpatient monitoring.
Children's Hospital 2 has 36 cases; of which, 13 cases are still inpatient treatment with stable condition, and 23 cases are outpatient treatment.
Binh Thanh General Hospital has 84 cases; of which, 2 cases are still inpatient treatment with stable condition, and 82 cases are outpatient treatment.
Tan Dinh General Hospital has 1 inpatient treatment case, the condition is stable and has been discharged, continuing outpatient monitoring.
Binh Quoi Ward Health Station has 13 cases, prescribed outpatient medication.
Analysis results showed that 7/10 stool samples (accounting for 70%) were positive for Salmonella bacteria. According to medical experts, this is a common factor causing digestive tract infections related to food.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has issued a document directing hospitals to ensure drug resources and means to serve the reception, emergency and treatment work; closely coordinate with relevant units to conduct tests to serve treatment and determine the cause; comply with the industry's food poisoning treatment protocol.
If antibiotics are indicated, consider the direction of intestinal bacterial agents of Salmonella group and adjust according to the antibiotic regimen when available; closely monitor clinical progression, if there are abnormal signs or severe progression, must organize a consultation and transfer to appropriate and timely treatment when needed.
Currently, functional agencies continue to closely monitor the remaining cases and coordinate to investigate the origin of food to prevent similar incidents.
As Lao Dong Newspaper reported, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety said that initial investigation results recorded that Binh Quoi Tay Primary School had signed a contract to provide ready-to-eat meals for boarding students with Huu Phuoc Production and Transportation Service Trading Co., Ltd. Branch.
Initially, the facility providing semi-boarding meals for students of Binh Quoi Tay Elementary School has implemented the direction on temporarily suspending operations to serve the investigation of functional agencies.
A total of 740 students had lunch at 10:30 am and 11:00 am on April 7, eating afternoon snacks at 2:30 pm on the same day. The lunch menu includes dishes: rice, ginger braised chicken, cabbage soup with meat, stir-fried cucumbers, plums. The afternoon snack menu is flan.
