The health services of the Government of the Canary Islands have registered a “slight” rebound in respiratory and ophthalmological conditions during the past weekend as a result of the tenerife fire. As indicated by the Regional Ministry of Health in a note, the Primary Care services have treated a higher number of ophthalmological and respiratory conditions than usual at this time of year in the areas of La Orotava and Güímar, but all of a mild nature, without incidents notable serious health problems.
In any case, from the Primary Care Management of Tenerife it will maintain during this Monday the reinforcement health teams in health centers of Los Realejos, La Orotava, Tacoronte and the Basic Health Zone of Santa Úrsula, La Matanza and La Victoria de Acentejo, to meet the demand for assistance in the face of the forest fire in Tenerife. The reinforcement of the provision of necessary material and medication will also be maintained in the health centers of all the affected municipalities in the north and south of the island.
In this way, during today a double team of Medicine and Nursing will be maintained in the Normal Emergency Service (SNU) of the Los Realejos health center and the health center of La Orotava will be reinforced with a team of Medicine and Nursing, as well as the Continuing Care points of Tacoronte and the Basic Health Zone of Santa Úrsula, La Matanza and La Victoria de Acentejo, the latter at night.
also cSupport teams will continue to work to assess the evicted people who have been displaced to sports halls and residences for the elderly. To do this, the Acentejo region will have the staff of the Home Assessment (VAD) reinforcement team, made up of two nurses in a vehicle and doctors in the coordination room, and a social worker in the Los Realejos area. .
Likewise, it remains active central warehouse of material for the provision of medication and the provision of oxygen in case its use is necessary in the health centers of the affected municipalities.
Closure of peripheral offices
As a consequence of the evacuation of the areas, the Closure of the peripheral offices of Ravelo, Chamiana, La Corujera and Palo Blancobeing the health teams displaced to other reference centers to attend the scheduled activity with their patients.
In the case of the peripheral clinic in Ravelo, the two family care units (UAF) have been transferred to the centers of San Juan de los Perales, in Tacoronte, and to the health center of El Sauzal, respectively. The teams will contact their patients by telephone to indicate the center to go to for the scheduled activity.
Health personnel from the peripheral clinic of Chamiana, in La Matanza, and La Corujera, in Santa Úrsula, have been transferred to reference health centers from both locations, where they will attend the activity that had been scheduled.
The health teams from the Palo Blanco peripheral office, in Los Realejos, have joined the local health center and have joined the initial clinical assessments in the wards and centers set up for people evicted from that area.
In addition, the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Directorate of Public Health of the SCS, reminds the population of the Main recommendations to take into account in case of forest fire episodes like the one that is currently active on the island of Tenerife.
In this sense, specialists insist that the smoke from forest fires is made up of a mixture of gases and small particles that are emitted by the combustion of vegetation, construction materials and other types of materials, and can produce respiratory effects in healthy and vulnerable people.
Faced with this situation, a series of recommendations is transmitted to the population residing in the areas close to the forest fire in the presence of significant smoke and ash.
recommendations
That is how you are recommendations are aimed at sensitive population and risk groups in these situations, such as people with previous respiratory or heart diseases, such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema; boys and girls, pregnant women and the elderly population; and to those people who perform intense physical activity.
The main symptoms that these people can present are coughing, eye, nose or throat irritation; difficulty breathing deeply; chest discomfort; palpitations, fatigue, and aggravation of symptoms in people with previous respiratory or cardiac diseases.
The General Directorate of Public Health transfers the population of the affected areas the following recommendations:
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Avoid staying outside and performing intense or prolonged physical activities.
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Close doors, windows, if you have air conditioning, put it in recirculation mode and with clean filters.
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Outside, the use of an FFP2 mask is recommended to avoid respiratory problems and protect the eyes as much as possible, wash them if necessary.
Likewise, it is recommended to pay special attention to the instructions they receive from the civil protection authorities. For any emergency you must call the emergency telephone number of the Government of the Canary Islands 1-1-2 and for inquiries you must call 012 (922 470 012).
