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Girl, 9, gets pneumonia after choking on swimming pool water
Kids like to play in swimming pools during summer vacation
A 9-year-old girl surnamed Liao went to a Taichung swimming pool and played on the water slide last month
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Later that day, the little girl developed symptoms including a severe cough, chest pain, and fever as high as 40 degrees Celsius
Parents thought she had a cold or sunstroke
After going to the doctor, it was confirmed she had aspiration pneumonitis
Dr. Wu [deputy director of the pediatrics department at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital]: Her lungs were infected with aspiration pneumonitis
This whole area has been infected
And it is considered to be a very serious infection
Liao checked into the hospital for 10 days
She was cured by antibiotics injections
Dr. Wu: Swimming pool water is definitely dirtier than drinking water. It is not clean for sure
The bacteria that grows in this environment is also more complex. Therefore, she needs stronger medicine
Empyema, pneumothorax, or acute respiratory distress syndrome could occur if not given proper treatments
It could even result in sepsis �