Sunday, September 14, 2008

In the News, How Bad Is It?

How bad is the Sanlu case? According to the Chinese government, more than 500 children were hospitalized and 1 died. However, these figures were an incomplete assembly of cases known before the government make the case public. It is not even "the tip of the iceberg".

After learned the news from TV, nervous parents flooded hospitals across the country. After all, Sanlu had been the No. 1 powder milk manufacture for 11 consecutive years. According to the Xinhua News, in the day of Sept 13, 2008 at one hospital where a reporter monitored, ultrasound scan revealed that out of 140 kids examined, 40 had already developed crystals or stones, several were hospitalized. All these kids were sent to the hospital by their nervous parents only because they had been drinking this brand of milk, but none of them had shown any visible symptoms yet.

From English News, New Zealand Fonterra, the co-owner of the Sanlu admitted that they had learned of the situation as early as August 2, 2008. Fonterra said they recommended to recall all contained products. However, Fonterra did not reveal this information to the public before it was reported by Chinese media on September 12, 2008.

The original report:

“三鹿奶粉专病门诊”爆棚

大部分孩子症状轻微
  金陵晚报 2008-09-14 15:57:29

新华报业网讯 “我们没事了!”昨日,南京市儿童医院三鹿奶粉专病门诊内,听医生说宝宝没事时,七尺男儿朱先生抱着宝宝连蹦带跳。
  
  朱先生是前天晚上知道三鹿奶粉事件的,“吓得一个晚上都没睡着觉”,昨天一大早,朱先生全家出动抱着宝宝从安徽芜湖赶到南京来检查。
  
  和朱先生一样焦虑的家长不在少数,南京市儿童医院因此特别开设三鹿奶粉专病门诊,昨日一天,这个门诊接诊的孩子超过100个,让人庆幸的是,这其中 70%至80%的孩子都正常,还有20%左右的孩子B超检查显示肾脏里已经出现小的结晶甚至结石,这其中有几个比较严重,昨日直接收治入院。
  
  昨日下午3:30至5:30,记者在这个专病门诊,目睹了张爱华博士对可疑患儿筛查的整个过程。
  
  专病门诊设在单独的六楼,昨天整层楼候诊区被焦急等候的家长塞得满满的。
  
  刘女士和丈夫及宝宝的爷爷奶奶赶到时,已是下午接近四点的光景,刘女士心急火燎地说,宝宝11个月大,一直喝的是三鹿奶粉,四十几元一袋的那种,到现在估计喝了有七八十袋了。家住安徽巢湖乡下的刘女士早上才听说三鹿奶粉出事的事情,她吓了一大跳,回去和家里人一说,大家都觉得拖不得,一家人包了辆车就往南京赶。
  
  张爱华问过宝宝的初步症状后,便开了B超单子让宝宝去做检查,到下午五点多,宝宝的检查结果出来了,张爱华看过说,还好,宝宝没什么事,一家人这才放了心。
  
  昨日,在儿童医院三鹿奶粉专病门诊的对面,肖护士长中午都没吃饭,“江苏省内有从盐城、宜兴赶来的,外省有从安徽、江西、山东赶过来的”,肖护士长说,除了从外地赶过来的孩子,还有很多孩子虽然登记的地址是南京,但他们的原籍大部分也都是外地的,只是因为父母在宁打工而暂住在南京。
  
  灵儿才9个月零12天,是六合人,昨日做保安的爸爸请了假和妈妈一起带灵儿到儿童医院来检查,因为妈妈没奶,灵儿也是一出生就喝三鹿奶粉,灵儿喝的是金装的,一罐100多元。
  张爱华告诉灵儿爸爸,宝宝的体内已经有小结晶了,妈妈这时候才想起,宝宝早上起来小便时,偶尔会有红颜色的颗粒样的东西。。
  
  不过,医生安慰灵儿的家人说,灵儿虽然已有些症状,但情况还不是太严重,回家吃点药再注意多喝水就可以了。
  
  小童童才6个月,是个小男生,来自于盐城,妈妈说,童童没什么不适,就是有时候小便里面有沉着的粉末。
  
  前天,知道三鹿奶粉的事情后,家里人就带小童童去当地的医院检查了,医生说有问题。于是,昨天一早,一家子就带着童童到南京来了。
  
  就诊的时候,妈妈给童童喝水,记者发现宝宝用的奶瓶上也印着“三鹿”字样,妈妈苦笑着说,是买奶粉的时候送的。
  
  很快,小童童的B超结果就出来了,张爱华告诉这家人,童童的结石已从肾脏掉到输尿管里,输尿管已经出现梗阻的情况,必须住院治疗,当场张爱华就为小童童开了住院单。
  
  张爱华说,昨日来就诊的孩子中,经他手收治入院的仅有6名,和之前20名因为急性肾衰收治入院不同,这些孩子的情况“都不是太严重”。
  
  大部分孩子症状轻微小添添15个月,三鹿奶粉吃了两个半月,这些天,添添小便有点黄,还有点断断续续,经常不一次性尿完,联系上奶粉事件,家人更是担心宝宝也得了肾结石,昨天检查的结果是,添添有些尿路感染,和结石无关。
  
  截至昨天下午5点,前往儿童医院就诊的孩子已超过100名,加上前天下午的数字,共有140多名吃三鹿奶粉的孩子前来检查。据悉,这其中有40名孩子被查出有小结晶或结石,绝大部分的孩子都正常。“完全可以放心回家”,张爱华说。 作者:陈艳萍

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