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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-05-31 17:32
Last update date: 2020-05-31 17:32Hong Kong today (31st) added two new cases of new coronavirus pneumonia. Among them, a 34-year-old female patient was unconscious and was in critical condition when she was admitted to the hospital yesterday (30th). Personal Protective Equipment. None of the three men wore N95 masks, only surgical masks. Doctors did not wear protective clothing, patient service assistants did not wear full-face masks, and nurses had no other equipment except surgical masks.
According to the Hospital Authority, due to the high viral load of patients and the need for high concentrations of oxygen, plus the need to insert a throat in the emergency room to help breathe, after the assessment, the three medical care as close contacts need to be quarantined for 14 days, while others Those who wear fully equipped medical care are subject to medical supervision and virus testing.
He Wanxia, Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) of the Hospital Authority (photo by Zhang Haowei)
The two new local cases added today are two couples. Among them, the 1084th case and the 34-year-old female patient are in critical condition. He Wanxia, chief administrative manager of the Hospital Authority (patient safety and risk management), revealed that the female patient was sent to the ambulance yesterday. In the emergency department of the Prince of Wales Hospital, the medical staff responsible for the treatment in the emergency department are all wearing protective equipment, including N95 masks, full face masks, protective clothing and gloves, but due to the patient's unconsciousness and low blood oxygen content, the situation Critical, it is necessary to join other medical care in the emergency room to assist in first aid.
Some nurses only wear surgical masks to participate in first aid
He Wanxia continued that a total of 12 medical staff had contacted the patient, and 3 of them did not wear protective equipment, including a doctor responsible for blood drawing. They only wore surgical masks, full face masks and gloves, but no protective clothing; The patient assistant service also only wears surgical masks instead of N95, and does not wear a full face mask; while a nurse involved in emergency treatment only wears surgical masks.
Considering that the patient's viral load is high, high concentration of oxygen is required, and throat insertion is also required to help breathing, He Wanxia said that after evaluation, all three medical personnel are classified as close contacts and need to be quarantined for 14 days, and the remaining 9 are involved in first aid The medical care needs to be subject to 14 days of medical monitoring, daily body temperature and more than one virus test. He Wanxia pointed out that he understands that medical care is eager to save people, but reminds colleagues to protect themselves and wear protective equipment before doing high-risk procedures.
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