The pressure on the emergency ward of Bheri Hospital has increased as the number of patients with fever and diarrhea in Banke has increased due to the heat.
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The continuously rising temperature has adversely affected the daily lives of the common people in Banke. The number of people falling ill has increased after the daytime temperature reached around 42 degrees due to the lack of rain for a long time.
As the heat has increased excessively, public life has been affected. People have started falling ill due to the scorching sun and hot wind in the afternoon. The OPD service of Bheri Hospital has been closed due to public holidays, resulting in an increase in the number of patients in the emergency ward.
The emergency room at the main gate of the hospital has been filled with patients coming for treatment. The number of patients suffering from fever, diarrhea, stomach and headache pain, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. has increased in the district hospital since the onset of summer. Acting Superintendent Dr. Vivek Kumar Mahato said that since the onset of summer, 500 more patients have been coming to the OPD service of Bheri Hospital for treatment except on public holidays.
While around 5-600 people come to the outpatient department of Bheri Hospital for treatment daily, currently more than 100 people come to the emergency ward daily for treatment. He said that the number of people admitted to the emergency ward is also increasing as the OPD service is closed during public holidays.
Doctors have said that the number of patients with diarrhea, pneumonia, and fever has increased at Bheri Hospital as the heat increases. Sanket Risal, in-charge of the emergency room of Bheri Hospital, said that children and the elderly are the most affected by the heat. He said that the risk of 'heat stroke' or 'heatstroke' is also increasing in Nepalgunj as the heat increases.
The hot wind during the day when the temperature is high increases the risk of heat stroke for daily wage earners and hard workers, says Dr. Risal. To avoid the rising heat, he suggested increasing the intake of clean liquids such as fruit juice and water and not going out during the day if there is no work.
When the OPD was opened at Bheri Hospital, only about 50 patients used to come for treatment daily. But now the number of patients has increased dramatically. Since Thursday was a public holiday, 200 people sought treatment in the emergency room and 69 people by 2 pm on Friday. The hospital said that there was a pressure of patients in the emergency room on Saturday as well. Madan Shrestha, paramedic in-charge under the hospital's emergency ward, said that with the rising heat, patients with fever, dehydration, diarrhea and other diseases are increasing.
According to Ram Prasad Awasthi, head of the Water and Meteorological Department, Kohalpur, Recently, extreme heat has been increasing in the Terai districts. He said that school children and daily wage laborers have been affected the most. Awasthi said that the highest temperature this year reached 41.5 degrees Celsius on Jestha 7. He said that the temperature has been decreasing since Wednesday. According to Awasthi, on June 14, 2012, the highest temperature in Nepalgunj reached 45 degrees.
