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Written by: Wang Jieen
2020-06-15 22:41
Date of last update: 2020-06-15 22:41The Hospital Authority stated that the negative pressure ward of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Eastern District had its pumping system ceased to function twice today (15th), with a breakdown of more than half an hour, when patients with new pneumonia lived in the ward. On the same day, some of the negative pressure wards in the Infectious Diseases Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital suspected that the electric door between the front room and the front room could not be completely closed, which affected the negative pressure system in two of the wards. There were also patients with new pneumonia. Live in the affected ward.
The HA emphasized that the two hospitals were very concerned about the incident, but said that after a risk assessment, they believed that the risk of infection caused by the incident was very low and had asked the EMSD to investigate the incident.
According to the Hospital Authority, the air extraction system of the isolation ward of Madame Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital twice ceased to function when patients with new coronary pneumonia lived in the ward. (Profile picture)
Two faults in the negative pressure system of the Eastern Hospital
The Hospital Authority pointed out that at 11:03 this morning, the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital due to a power supply system failure, the safety device in the system cut off the power supply, and the air extraction system stopped functioning, resulting in a change in the air pressure in the isolation ward And trigger an alarm. After inspection by EMSD staff, it returned to normal at 11.35 am.
Until 2:25 pm, the air extraction system in the isolation ward again ceased to function due to a failure of the power supply system, causing the negative air pressure system in one of the isolation wards to fail to operate normally.
There were confirmed patients at the time of the incident
The HA said that there were five patients living in the ward at that time, one of whom was a confirmed patient with new coronary pneumonia and was admitted to an independent isolation ward. The ward has been shut down for inspection and maintenance. The hospital has also arranged all patients in the ward to be transferred to other negative pressure isolation wards.
HA: I believe the risk of infection is very low
The HA said that at the time of the incident, there were no medical staff in the patient isolation room and no high-risk medical procedures. The medical staff working outside the hospital were wearing personal protective equipment. After a risk assessment, the hospital believed that the incident caused The risk of infection is very low.
The negative pressure system in the isolation ward of Princess Margaret Hospital had malfunctioned earlier. This time, the negative pressure system in two other rooms was affected. (Information picture/photograph by Ou Jiale)
Princess Margaret Hospital's negative pressure ward also "has an accident"
The negative pressure ward at Princess Margaret Hospital also "had an accident" today. The HA said that at 10:57 this morning, when EMSD staff performed repairs at the ward nurse station on the 11th floor of the Infectious Diseases Center, electricity in some wards was affected. It was completely closed, which affected the negative pressure system in two of the hospital rooms. The electric door between the front room and the corridor was not opened, and the negative air pressure remained normal.
The HA said that the staff immediately notified the EMSD staff for maintenance. Electricity resumed normal operation at 11.10 am, also known as the normal operation of the ventilation system during the accident.
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Said that all patients and staff wear masks and N95
The Hospital Authority stated that after the hospital learned that the negative pressure system was affected, it had informed the staff on the floor to replace all N95 respirators. A total of 15 patients were on the floor at that time, five of them were 2019 patients with coronavirus disease, and one of them lived in the affected ward.
During the incident, no one entered or exited any ward on that floor, nor did any high-risk medical procedures in the ward. All patients and ward staff wore surgical masks and N95 respirators, respectively. According to the hospital's assessment, the chance of the incident posing an infection risk is very low.
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EMSD has been requested to investigate the incident
The HA continued to point out that the two hospitals were very concerned about the incident and had notified the HA's head office through the "Early Incident Notification System", and had requested the EMSD to investigate the incident to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents.
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