Difficulties in transporting to a hospital Approximately doubled compared to the same period last year New Corona 5:49 on May 1
With the spread of new coronavirus infections, there are a number of cases where hospitals refuse to accept patients who have been transported at fire departments around the country. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' Fire Department investigated the situation for one week from April 20, it was found that the number has almost doubled compared to the same period last year.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, considers cases in which there were four or more inquiries to the hospital before deciding where to deliver the patient as "cases where delivery is difficult", and prefectural offices nationwide and fire department headquarters in designated cities and Tokyo. A total of 52 fire agencies, including the Fire Department, were requested to report.
As a result, the total number of “difficult cases in transportation” that was identified between the 20th and the 26th of last month was 1,656, almost double the number of 869 cases of the same period last year.
Looking at the breakdown,
▽ Tokyo Fire Department 854 cases increased by 520 cases from the same period last year,
▽ Osaka City Fire Bureau 212 cases 66 cases,
▽ Yokohama City Fire Bureau 76 cases 45 cases,
▽ Sapporo City Fire Department The number of stations is 67, with 46,
▽ Kawasaki City Fire Bureau with 33, 26, and
▽ Fukuoka City Fire Bureau with 27, 23.
According to the Fire Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, it is not known whether all reported cases are suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, but we would like to continue to investigate and adjust the acceptance system with related organizations. I will.