Emergency patients "difficult to transport" 2836 cases in a week Second most since April last year

As the spread of the new coronavirus continues to strain the beds in various parts of the country, there are still a large number of cases of “difficulty in transportation” where the recipients of emergency patients cannot be decided immediately.

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, there were 2836 cases in the week until the 24th of this month, the second highest number since April last year.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has referred to 52 fire departments nationwide, such as the fire department where the prefectural office is located, as "cases where transportation is difficult", such as cases where there were four or more inquiries to the hospital before the destination of the patient was decided. We request a weekly report.

In the week from the 18th to the 24th of this month, there were 2836 cases, which is the second highest number after the previous week since April last year when the comparative survey was started.

The increase that lasted for seven weeks has been stopped this time, but it is still more than double the 1243 cases of the same period last year.

By region, the number of cases under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Fire Department was 1429, 2.8 times that of the same period last year, the number of Yokohama City Fire Department was 219, 4.4 times, the number of Osaka City Fire Department was 251 and 2.1 times, and the number of Kyoto City Fire Department was 87. The number of cases is 3.6 times, and the number of cases is 39 cases, which is 2.8 times.

Of these, the Nagoya City Fire Department announced that it could not find a destination for general emergency patients and that two people were in cardiopulmonary arrest on the 22nd and 24th of this month while being transported to a medical institution outside the city. ..

Regarding the fact that there are many cases where transportation is difficult, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has shared information with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and prefectures, saying that the background is that the beds are still tight, and requested that the acceptance system be adjusted. It means that it is.