The Medical Superintendent of the Nsawam Government Hospital Dr Kofi Ablorh said that they examined all the students brought to the facility and realised it was nothing serious.
The Nsawam Government Hospital has downplayed the rumours of a possible outbreak of a viral infection at the St. Martin’s Senior High School in the Eastern Region.
The Medical Superintendent of the Nsawam Government Hospital Dr Kofi Ablorh told Accra-based Citi FM that they examined all the students brought to the facility and realised it was nothing serious.
“Yesterday [Sunday], in the evening up to this morning [Monday], we have had about 20 students from the St. Martin’s Senior High School. Most of them, about 18 of them came complaining of heartaches and some of them were reported to have collapsed. In fact, we did all investigations and we realized that there was nothing serious. All their vital organs were working. Everything was fine and within few minutes they were discharged. Yesterday [Monday], we had ten of them and this morning [Monday], we had ten.”
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Dr Ablorh added that he suspects the students’ condition could be as a result of panic attacks ahead of their upcoming examinations.
“We’ve seen a special trend with, especially St. Martins. Normally when they are about to start their exams, some of them are found in this condition. We think that exam phobia, something of that sort, but then there is nothing medically about this. It is the normal trend, especially with St. Martins. It is something that we have been seeing every year.”
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School authorities had to rush more than 20 students to the Nsawam Government Hospital after they reportedly collapsed in the school over the weekend.
Many people were concerned since it was few days after an outbreak of influenza Type 1 killed 7 students of Kumasi Academy.
Meanwhile, a student of Koforidua SecTech had died from meningitis.
The Medical Superintendent of the Nsawam Government Hospital Dr Kofi Ablorh said that they examined all the students brought to the facility and realised it was nothing serious. Read Full Story
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