Burst
Written by: Li Jingshan
2020-01-28 22:05
Last updated: 2020-01-28 22:05The number of confirmed diagnoses of pneumonia in Wuhan continues to increase, and there is a certain risk in front-line medical care for patients. A burly man circulated on the Internet. After returning from Kaiping to Hong Kong, he went to Princess Margaret Hospital for medical treatment due to a high fever. However, he refused to enter the negative pressure room.
Medical personnel who witnessed the incident revealed that the male patient claimed to have visited Kaiping recently and had fever symptoms, but was placed in an unlocked, non-negative pressure ward, posing a huge health threat to other patients and medical personnel. In addition, the male patient had a psychiatric record and was ill-tempered. Even though the public hospital had banned him from visiting the hospital, the head nurse still allowed him to visit the family of Kaiping, which surprised the doctor.
A large glyph of a patient lying in the hospital was circulated online. The uploader stated that a man holding a Hong Kong identity card and mandarin speaking had a high fever after returning from Kaiping to Hong Kong and was treated in the medical ward of Princess Margaret Hospital. During this period, he refused to be transferred to the negative pressure ward, and began to experience difficulties, including sitting at the nurse's station in the employee's seat, removing masks, changing clothes and attempting to leave. The uploader said that the medical staff asked the head nurse to tie up the patient, and the patient lay down and shouted, "Tie you, you are tied!" The medical staff was worried about the attack, so they called for security assistance. The patient is known to have a mental illness and emotional instability.
Non-negative pressure ward was arranged in Kaiping and fever patients
The medical staff who witnessed the incident revealed to "Hong Kong 01" that the male patient claimed to have visited Kaiping in the Mainland recently and had fever symptoms, but was placed in an unlocked, non-negative pressure ward, waiting for at least 24 of the results of the Wuhan pneumonia test. Within hours, it poses a huge health threat to other patients and medical staff in the ward. The doctor also said that the male patient had a mental illness record and was irritable and believed that the victim should be tied up as soon as possible. In addition, even though public hospitals were banned from visiting patients, the head nurse allowed him to visit family members in Kaiping, which surprised medical care.
The doctor said that including the male patient on the same day, a total of 5 people had symptoms of pneumonia and were in the general medical ward. Fortunately, the test results of the people confirmed that they were not infected with the new coronavirus. However, the incident revealed a number of hidden safety concerns in the general ward. The general ward of Princess Margaret Hospital was crowded. Some people suggested that the ward be changed to negative pressure as soon as possible. However, after receiving a reply from the superior, the staff of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department will come to deal with it.
Worry about insufficient stock of hospital masks
In addition, the interviewed nurses said that it was impossible to know the inventory of masks, but some nurses were asked to use only one N95 mask a day, questioning whether the hospital had insufficient masks. Regarding the union's strike, he revealed that many nurses would follow the union strike and urged the government to close the customs because they noticed that most of the suspected cases were from the Mainland.
Tuen Mun District Councillor Zhang Kesen believes that Hong Kong's medical care resources have been chronically inadequate and that medical care was under tremendous pressure during the outbreak. The government should re-examine the medical policy to protect medical staff. Hong Kong 01 is consulting the Hospital Authority on the incident.
Zhong Jianli, director of quality and safety of the Hospital Authority, explained that the pressure in the negative pressure ward is negative, and the air only flows into the room from the outside. The main purpose is to prevent the spread of bacteria in the air. When placing pneumonia patients into the negative pressure ward, the fear of droplets will occur. Atomization makes air-like spread for a short time.
Regarding the preventive measures against pneumonia in Wuhan, the CUHK Medical School issued a statement early this morning (28th), urging the Hong Kong government to further tighten its immigration policy, including proposing to further expand the scope of restricting entry to other epidemic-prone areas outside Hubei Province, and strengthening enforcement. Measures such as quarantine and medical surveillance have further expanded the scope of entry restrictions to reduce the risk of cross-border transmission. The medical school believes that although the tightening of the immigration policy cannot completely eliminate cross-border transmission, it can effectively reduce the opportunity for invisible patients to enter and reduce the number of infected people, thereby reducing the load on the local medical system.
Fever in Wuhan Margaret Hospital of Pneumonia
