Are you having an RSV crisis?

[NotReady4PrimeTime]

We've been inundated with little kiddies with RSV pneumonia and have one little gaffer on ECLS because of it... since December 10. Between Friday at midnight and Saturday at noon, we took admissions from 2 other PICUs who were overflowing. The situation in Manitoba is so dire they're talking about setting up a mini-PICU in a vacant room down the hall so they can accommodate them all (although having worked there I'm not sure where they'd find the space, or staff to care for the patients!). I'd be interested to know what your RSV situation is like and whereabouts in the world you are. Maybe I'll do a big wall map with coloured push pins...

[AliRae]

How about pertussis- we had one case of that recently a 2 month old. Well still have- been there about a week and not improving a whole lot yet How often do you all see that in PI- we had one case last winter and thus far one this year.

Speaking of "the color of boogies" this kid this past week was 12 days old with RSV and right-side pneumonia and had these golden yellow boogers thicker than any I've seen in other kids- about the color of the "accents" on this page LOL.

Sorry to sidetrack your conversation...

Yes yes yes! That was the colour! I just called in today to see how my kiddo was doing, and it turns out he spiked a temp, but hasn't been positive for RSV yet. Little stinker. =)

We get a confirmed pertussis about once every 6 months, like clockwork. (Granted, I've only been there 15 months, but I remember it from when I was a tech.)

Also, we have virtually the same handle, which I think is fun! Where does yours come from?

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

We don't seem to see much pertussis, which is a very good thing. One of the babies we admitted from out-of-province had a cough that sounded very much like pertussis, but I guess she didn't have it because we sure weren't treating her for it. As I mentioned, one of our intensivists is an infectious diseases specialist (which is both a blessing and a curse!!) and he's been on a lot lately so I can't imagine it would have been overlooked in the differential. For the moment our RSV population has diminished, but I learned last night that one of our really sick ones came in with RSV only to be diagnoses with ALL!!! Can you imagine?