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Written by: McCain and Hu Jiaxin
2020-11-27 20:37
Last update date: 2020-11-27 20:40
The new crown pneumonia epidemic first broke out in the hospital. A 77-year-old patient in the Sanatorium and Hospital has developed fever and other symptoms recently after being in the hospital for three months. After testing, he was initially diagnosed yesterday and passed away on the same day. A nurse and a ward who assisted in the rescue The assistant confirmed the initial diagnosis. The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that the hospital may have a small outbreak.
Professor Yuan Guoyong of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong inspected the situation at the Sanatorium and Hospital as an independent consultant. He later said in a media interview that the deceased patient was a terminal cancer patient, often coughed, required sputum, and had low immunity. Among the family members who visited, one of them transmitted the virus to the sick, and then to two medical staff. It is suspected that family members from the "dancing group" transmitted the virus to the deceased during the visit, and then to the two medical staff in the emergency. personnel.
Medical staff rescued the dead without wearing N95 masks
Professor Yuan Guoyong of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong said that after inspecting the situation in the sanatorium and hospital, he described that the hospital’s infection prevention and control measures were good, but the patient was a terminal cancer patient who frequently coughed, needed sputum, and used nebulized drugs.
He pointed out that due to the patient's low immunity, the CT value of the virus amount reached about 10-20. During the rescue yesterday, the patient had a cardiac arrest and required cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Although the rescue process is not long, the medical care has become close contacts.
He emphasized that the situation was urgent at the time, and rescuers might not have time to wear N95 equipment. "There is a baa and a baa", which cannot be avoided, so there is a risk of infection during the rescue process.
3300 employees need to test the same-level patients and stay in hospital for isolation
The patient had lived in the internal medicine ward on the 33rd floor for more than three months. He pointed out that the patient lived in a separate ward with independent air-conditioning systems. It is believed that the cross-infection in the hospital is very low, but it does not rule out that other patients or doctors have been infected, so the hospital will Tested approximately 3,300 employees.
As for the patients at the same level, since they are chronically ill or severely ill patients, it is difficult to transfer them to the quarantine center, so they will be kept in the hospital for 14 days and the expenses will be paid by the hospital.
Starting today, only one person is required to provide proof of risk
Yuan Guoyong said that after the initial investigation, it is believed that the source of the patient's infection was from a visiting family member who passed the virus to the patient and then to two medical staff.
He alleged that the visiting family member was suspected to be related to the "dancing group", but there is no evidence to confirm it yet.
He reiterated that there is no problem with the hospital’s infection prevention and control, but when someone from outside visits a patient, the hospital has nothing to do if the truth is not revealed during the declaration process.
Yuan pointed out that starting today, the hospital will strengthen visitor prevention and control measures, including registration and contact declaration for visitors. Each visit will be changed from a maximum of 2 people to 1 visitor. Only those who have a negative antigen test will be allowed to enter the ward and be tested It must be done every three days, which describes the measures as very strict.
He also suggested that hospitals try not to use nebulized drugs, and instead use oral or injection drugs to reduce the risk of transmission.
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