[Concurrent] Cao Qing, director of the outpatient department of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University: Our situation at that time (at the beginning of the epidemic), whether it was day or night, our entire passage was crowded with our patients, and our doctors’ protective materials were not available. It is in place, so why do we this time, the hospital has to increase efforts to transform fever clinics, we just can't let our current situation (history) repeat itself.
[Explanation] The name of the person in the picture is Cao Qing, the director of the outpatient department of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University. On August 5, standing in the fever clinic of the hospital, the scene of the hospital corridors and aisles being overcrowded at the beginning of the epidemic made Cao Qing still remembered.
[Explanation] According to the "Emergency Plan for Medical Treatment in Wuhan to Respond to the Rebound of the Epidemic in Autumn and Winter", medical institutions are required to use the end of September as the time node to do a good job in fever clinics and isolation wards, reserve 30 days of prevention and control materials, and train personnel Wait for work.
[Concurrent] Cao Qing, director of the outpatient department of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University: This time our hospital has invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to do this, and then hope that we will normalize the fever clinics and truly serve as our sentinel and prevent and control Early warning function.
[Explanation] The reporter saw that the fever clinic of the hospital is an independent area with payment machines, report printers, CT film printers, etc., where patients can complete the entire process of registration, medicine, injection, observation, and transfer. At present, the layout and renovation of relevant compartments and compartments have been basically completed.
[Concurrent] Liang Ke, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University: Registration of medicines, including injection observation, including transport if necessary, all completed here, separate passages and separate areas, and separate doctors and doctors nurse.
[Explanation] Not far from the fever clinic, there is a toilet for fever patients and a square cabin CT. The shelter CT is similar to a container and includes two parts: an inspection room and an operation room. Cao Qing told reporters that the shelter CT is exclusively for fever patients. The ambulance parking lot next to the shelter CT will also be transformed into a nucleic acid collection site and observation room for fever patients.
[Concurrent] Cao Qing, director of the outpatient department of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University: The main purpose of outdoor construction is that it is more open and air is more circulated, so that patients can have a better space to prepare for epidemic prevention and control. It is said that when the flow of people is relatively concentrated, it will increase the spread of our epidemic, and the control of infection will also increase our difficulty.
[Explanation] According to Cao Qing, the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University determined the renovation plan in early August. It will set up 5 to 10 rooms in accordance with the establishment of "three areas and two passages (clean area, contaminated area, semi-contaminated area, medical passage, and patient passage)" According to the standards of observing rooms, the fever clinics will be transformed; the wards will be transformed in accordance with the requirements of 30 negative pressure wards, 500 isolation beds, and 20 intensive care units. The entire renovation is planned to be completed in early September.
[Concurrent] Liang Ke, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University: There is a qualitative improvement. The first one is that we open 24 hours a day. It turns out that we open during the day and the patients go to the emergency department at night. This is One, and we now have two clinics. Originally, only one clinic was opened during the day, and (now) the clinics are open 24 hours a day. In addition, we have our own observation room, and now we will have one. The future will be three districts. The two channels will be very formal, and medical staff will work with peace of mind, protecting the safety of medical staff, and patients will also protect their safety.
[Commentary] Liang Ke, director of the Hospital Infection Office and deputy director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, said that this autumn and winter is a critical period for epidemic prevention and control. He urged everyone not to gather, maintain a safe social distance, wash hands frequently and wear masks.
[Concurrent] Liang Ke, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University: What I want to say is, first of all, don’t panic. At present, in Wuhan, at least our fever clinics so far, no new infections have been found. People infected with the new crown, another one is not to be taken lightly, especially so far, do not gather to wear masks, especially in autumn and winter, autumn and winter is our key this year, if this year, autumn and winter can be controlled, our next year Work will be easy to do. I call on everyone not to gather at any time, then maintain social distance, wash hands frequently and wear masks.
Reporter Zou Hao reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Editor in charge: [Chen Haifeng]