Guest guest Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 Cheryl Cowl wrote: >Hey you Canadians out there. Are any of you from the Toronto area? ARe you concerned at all about this SARS business? It's starting to get a little scary don't ya think? > >Cheryl > > Yes, a little scary but not at the panic stage. Actually we are lucky to live just outside Toronto where there are no cases as yet but a few people are in quarantine who had visited affected Toronto hospitals. Still, we were cautious when recently visiting the airport! Toronto Hospital For Sick Children (where the CF Clinic is located) is taking good precautions. It sounds like the CF Clinic appointments are cancelled for a couple of weeks. The following press release was on its home page: TORONTO, March 31, 2003 - The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) has cancelled all elective surgery and outpatient clinic appointments until Monday, April 14. Parents will be contacted if their child should come into the hospital for an urgent appointment. HSC's Emergency Department remains open and inpatient care and emergency surgery continue to be provided. For regular updates, parents should call the HSC Family Information Line at . HSC is asking that all regular staff come to work as scheduled but that volunteers and students not come to the hospital during this period. All meetings and conferences scheduled to take place in the hospital have been cancelled until April 14. To reduce risk to patients and families during the SARS outbreak, HSC is now permitting only one parent or guardian at a time be allowed to visit a patient in the hospital. HSC is taking all of these necessary precautions in order to prevent transmission of SARS among staff and patients. HSC requests that those who must come to the hospital follow these guidelines: Anyone entering the hospital will be screened by HSC staff. No visitors will be allowed except for a parent of a patient. Siblings and other children will not be allowed entry into the hospital. Anyone with respiratory symptoms will not be allowed into the hospital, with the exception of children who need medical evaluation. Surgical masks will be provided to parents entering the hospital and must be worn at all times. If you suspect that your child been exposed to SARS, please do not come to HSC's Emergency department. Instead, please call Telehealth Ontario at 1-. Symptoms to look for in children include a rapid onset of fever greater than 38 C, one or more respiratory symptoms including cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. - M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 Hey you Canadians out there. Are any of you from the Toronto area? ARe you concerned at all about this SARS business? It's starting to get a little scary don't ya think? Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 Thanks for the info. , I was getting worried since a boy in my class, his mother works at York Central which is one of the hospitals in my region that had a death over the weekend from SARS. She is n ow on house arrest, and must stay there until next MOnday. She is not presenting with any symptoms but they are being cautious just the same. The rest of her family is fine to come and go as they please. But she has to sleep in a separate area and must keep her mask on at all times. I just hope they can get it under control soon. My boys are fine by the way, I read your first post a few days ago. Nice to have you back, I've missed your informative posts. How are your children doing? Isn't one away at college or something? Cheryl Re: SARS Cheryl Cowl wrote: >Hey you Canadians out there. Are any of you from the Toronto area? ARe you concerned at all about this SARS business? It's starting to get a little scary don't ya think? > >Cheryl > > Yes, a little scary but not at the panic stage. Actually we are lucky to live just outside Toronto where there are no cases as yet but a few people are in quarantine who had visited affected Toronto hospitals. Still, we were cautious when recently visiting the airport! Toronto Hospital For Sick Children (where the CF Clinic is located) is taking good precautions. It sounds like the CF Clinic appointments are cancelled for a couple of weeks. The following press release was on its home page: TORONTO, March 31, 2003 - The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) has cancelled all elective surgery and outpatient clinic appointments until Monday, April 14. Parents will be contacted if their child should come into the hospital for an urgent appointment. HSC's Emergency Department remains open and inpatient care and emergency surgery continue to be provided. For regular updates, parents should call the HSC Family Information Line at . HSC is asking that all regular staff come to work as scheduled but that volunteers and students not come to the hospital during this period. All meetings and conferences scheduled to take place in the hospital have been cancelled until April 14. To reduce risk to patients and families during the SARS outbreak, HSC is now permitting only one parent or guardian at a time be allowed to visit a patient in the hospital. HSC is taking all of these necessary precautions in order to prevent transmission of SARS among staff and patients. HSC requests that those who must come to the hospital follow these guidelines: Anyone entering the hospital will be screened by HSC staff. No visitors will be allowed except for a parent of a patient. Siblings and other children will not be allowed entry into the hospital. Anyone with respiratory symptoms will not be allowed into the hospital, with the exception of children who need medical evaluation. Surgical masks will be provided to parents entering the hospital and must be worn at all times. If you suspect that your child been exposed to SARS, please do not come to HSC's Emergency department. Instead, please call Telehealth Ontario at 1-. Symptoms to look for in children include a rapid onset of fever greater than 38 C, one or more respiratory symptoms including cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. - M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 Cheryl, My husband is going to Asia 4th May and I am so worried about it. Even if he doesn't get anything I don't want it brought home to Eilish or Liam. I go onto the WHO site everyday day to check the latest. (Australia) SARS Hey you Canadians out there. Are any of you from the Toronto area? ARe you concerned at all about this SARS business? It's starting to get a little scary don't ya think? Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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