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Medical homeopaths show dismayed child in Italy dies of otitis media
Because a child instead of antibiotics Globuli for the treatment of otitis media got, it died from the consequences of the severe infection. The German Central Association of Homeopathic Doctors (DZVhÄ) was in the face of the message "dismayed by the death of a seven-year-old boy in Italy, who died last Saturday from the consequences of otitis media (middle ear infection)."
However, the association does not make homeopathy so responsible, but sees the error in the doctor. "There seems to be a medical malpractice here," explains Cornelia Bajic, first chair of the DZVhÄ. "The absence of antibiotics seems in this case a clear failure to help and not compatible with the doctor's self-image." Should the allegations against the doctor substantiate, it is to be welcomed, if the "full severity of the Italian laws" is applied, so Bajic , Bajic continues: "Homeopathy belongs in competent hands. And in Germany, there are clear rules that prevent a comparable case if used correctly by the attending physician. "
(Image: ladysuzi / fotolia.com) Basically, in Germany a middle ear infection is not immediately treated with an antibiotic. Conventional medicine also urges physicians to make appropriate use of antibiotics and is critical of the high consumption of antibiotics in Germany. It is the responsibility of the individual physician to weigh the risks and benefits for his patient. But the rules in Germany are clear: The medical guidelines of the German Society for General Medicine and Family Medicine (DEGAM) stipulate: "In patients without risk factors with uncomplicated acute otitis media (...) immediate antibiotic therapy should be avoided. (...) Even with fever and / or vomiting, it is reasonable to wait for the first 24 - 48 hours under observation of the child and to prescribe antibiotics only in case of a worsening of the symptoms or a lack of improvement. "The homeopathic doctors in Germany stick to them regulate.
Therefore, parents should never give Globulis without consultation with the attending physician. They can not replace a serious inflammation.