Assuming a new influenza outbreak Response response training at a metropolitan hospital January 23, 18:34

With the spread of pneumonia, which is thought to be caused by the new coronavirus, medical institutions in Tokyo were trained to confirm how to respond to patients with infectious diseases.

The training was conducted mainly in China at Komagome Hospital, a designated medical institution for infectious diseases amid the spread of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus.

The training was conducted on the assumption that a new influenza patient had developed.To prevent airborne infections, a stretcher covered with a special sheet was used to transport patients to a hospital room where the air in the room did not leak out. Doctors and nurses wearing protective clothing were collecting blood and measuring blood pressure.

In addition, since the risk of infection is highest when removing protective clothing, doctors and nurses work in pairs to check the prescribed procedures, such as the order in which protective clothing is removed and the method of disinfection while looking in the mirror. was doing.

According to the hospital, if a patient with pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus is brought in, it will be treated in almost the same way as this time.

Dr. Akifumi Imamura of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Komagome Hospital said, "We are preparing for what to do at night so that patients with the new type of pneumonia can visit at any time. I think it's important to be able to take care of it, so I always want to respond quickly. "