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Author: Li Enci
2020-04-04 23:28
Date of last update: 2020-04-04 23:28The epidemic of new coronavirus continues, and 17 people have been diagnosed in Hong Kong today (4th), with a total of 863 cases. A 93-year-old male patient (the 856th case) in Pok Oi Hospital, suspected to have been infected by contact with a 33-year-old male patient (Case No. 455) who was ill and later diagnosed. The 33-year-old male patient lived in the "corridor bed" .
Ma Zhongyi, president of the Association of Public Medical Doctors, said that it is very important to keep enough space between the beds, but the distance between the "corridor bed" and the bed in the hospital is difficult to ensure. "If Uncle wants to push the bed into and out of the ward, it must not be more than one meter when passing the bed in the hallway." She estimates that there is a greater chance of the spread of the hospital environment in the Pok Oi Hospital, that is, after the patient is infected, the virus-contaminated hands touch The surrounding objects caused the old man to become infected after touching the same object. She pointed out that if a medical staff eventually diagnosed the disease, it would mean that the HA needed to review the current protective equipment guidelines.
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Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, said that the old man was admitted to a medical and geriatric ward on the 5th floor of Pok Oi Hospital due to a stroke on March 10 and was transferred to another medical and geriatric department on the 8th floor on March 28. Ward. He had contact with a 33-year-old male patient (case No. 455) who had been diagnosed and later diagnosed in the ward on the fifth floor.
The 33-year-old man tested negative for the virus on March 16 and was later diagnosed on March 27. He had lived in the same ward with the old man from March 17 to 18 and underwent medical treatment procedures. At that time, the old man was lying in bed in the patient's bed. Case No. 455 was living in the corridor bed at the entrance of the patient's bed. The two were six feet apart.
When pushing the bed into or out of the ward, it may be less than one meter apart
Ma Zhongyi said that because the virus spreads through droplets, it is important to maintain enough space between the beds. She said that the beds in the hospital are one meter apart, but the "corridor bed" is difficult to secure. "Especially if Uncle wants to do an examination, push the bed into and out of the ward, it must not be more than one meter when passing the bed in the hallway." She estimates that there is a greater chance of the spread of the hospital environment in the Pok Oi Hospital, that is, after the patient is infected, the virus Touched the surrounding objects with his hands, causing the old man to become infected after touching the same object.
Ma Zhongyi, president of the Public Medical Doctors Association. (Profile picture / Photograph by Gao Zhongming)
The news refers to medical symptoms
It is understood that during the three weeks of diagnosis of the elderly man's hospitalization, more than 20 medical personnel have contacted him. At least one nurse has developed symptoms and two doctors need to be admitted to the hospital for observation.
Ma Zhongyi said that he understands that his colleagues are worried about infection, but the old man does not need to undergo nebulized medical procedures, so it generally does not constitute an airborne infection. As long as medical staff wear surgical masks and wash their hands frequently, the risk is not too great. She went on to say that if a medical worker finally diagnoses as a result, it means that the HA needs to review the current protective equipment guidelines.
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