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New Coronary Pneumonia│The negative pressure system of the isolation ward of the North District Hospital has two failures on three days and two patients are hospitalized

2020-05-11T14:30:23.053Z


Following the failure of the ventilation system of the negative air pressure ward of the Infectious Diseases Center of Princess Margaret Hospital on April 13, the North District Hospital announced today (11th) that the negative pressure system of its isolation ward had failed last Friday and yesterday. The hospital said that during the two failures, all the patients in the isolation ward and the partition door of the room were closed. At that time, two patients with newly diagnosed coronavirus were admitted to two single wards, and neither of them left the room; as for the ward The medical staff inside are all wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, and no other visitors have entered the isolation ward. After evaluation, the North District Hospital believed that the risk of infection caused by the incident was very low.


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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin

2020-05-11 22:22

Last update date: 2020-05-11 22:22

Following the failure of the ventilation system of the negative air pressure ward of the Infectious Diseases Center of Princess Margaret Hospital on April 13, the North District Hospital announced today (11th) that the negative pressure system of its isolation ward had failed last Friday and yesterday.

The hospital said that during the two failures, all the patients in the isolation ward and the partition door of the room were closed. At that time, two patients with newly diagnosed coronavirus were admitted to two single wards, and neither of them left the room; as for the ward The medical staff inside are all wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, and no other visitors have entered the isolation ward. After evaluation, the North District Hospital believed that the risk of infection caused by the incident was very low.

The North District Hospital announced today (11th) that the negative pressure system of its isolation ward had malfunctioned last Friday and yesterday. (Profile picture)

The North District Hospital stated that the first fault occurred at 10:05 am last Friday (8th). A ground fault occurred in one of the extraction fans of the negative pressure extraction system in the isolation ward, which triggered an alarm. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department responsible for system maintenance immediately carried out emergency repairs and immediately activated the replacement exhaust fan according to the contingency plan. After urgent repair, the negative pressure system returned to normal at 10:24 am, and the failed exhaust fan has been replaced on the same night.

Another failure occurred at 2:15 pm yesterday (10th). The alarm system showed that the damper of the negative pressure extraction system in one of the single rooms failed to operate as usual. After emergency maintenance by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, the negative pressure system returned to normal at 2:25 pm.

During the two failures, all the patients in the isolation ward and the partition door of the room were closed. At that time, two patients with 2019 coronavirus disease were admitted to two single wards, and neither of them left the room; as for the medical care in the ward All personnel wear appropriate personal protective equipment, including N95 respirators and protective clothing. At that time, there was no medical personnel performing any high-risk medical procedures, and no other visitors entered the isolation ward. After evaluation, the hospital believes that the risk of infection caused by the incident is very low.

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According to the hospital, after the annual inspection and maintenance of the negative pressure extraction system from August to September last year, it has been operating normally. The hospital is very concerned about the incident and has notified the head office of the Hospital Authority through the "Early Incident Notification System". The North District Hospital is failing on the negative pressure system of the isolation ward two times recently, and requested the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department to examine the relevant negative pressure exhaust system in detail to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents.

In addition, the negative air pressure ward of the Infectious Diseases Center of Princess Margaret Hospital once failed on the afternoon of April 13. During the incident, the air-conditioning system and the negative pressure exhaust system of the seven-story ward suddenly stopped for 5 to 34 minutes. The confirmed patient was hospitalized, and 25 other suspected cases and patients with other infectious diseases were in the negative pressure ward. The hospital stated that all patients had not left the ward at that time, and no medical staff were performing any high-risk medical procedures on the floor. It is believed that the risk of infection is very low.

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