Useful Information
SWINE FLU – guidelines
This information was kindly supplied to us by Dr Rosemary H Prudhoe from Club de Mar Medical CB www.clubdemarmedical.com
The current guidance in the UK is changing frequently and the new National Swine Flu helpline has been launched.
The most recent guidance is that you do not have to treat contacts of the index case…in other words, isolate your person with the symptoms:
A sudden temperature above 38 degrees and at least 2 of the following muscular aches and pains, headache, sore throat, cough, runny nose, vomiting and diarrhoea. They may also have chills, and loss of appetite.
The ill person should be given the course of Tamiflu within 48 hours of the start of the symptoms. They are infectious from 1 day before to 7 days after the start of the symptoms.
You should advise everyone on the vessel to be particularly careful with personal hygiene, ie catching sneezes and coughs in a tissue and immediately disposing of it into a bin with lid. Wash your hands afterwards with soap and water and more frequently than usual.
Contacts that have no symptoms don’t currently need to be treated, but I suggest they should check their temperature for at least a few days afterwards. It might be worth you getting more thermometers than usual and sterilise with alcohol before each use.
For more information go to www.hpa.org.uk. This site is updated frequently.
It is possible to purchase Tamiflu from LE West but supplies are limited. Contact Jake at sales@le-west.co.uk One course of Tamiflu costs £50GBP from LE West.
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