All the ambulance crews in Tokyo have temporarily paid off, and even if there is a new emergency request, they cannot be dispatched.
A medical worker who posted an imminent situation on SNS said, "There is a reality that ambulances cannot be dispatched even if emergency treatment is required. I want you to know that the message of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency is a" message of life. " I am suing.
Posted on SNS on the 10th of this month is
a photograph of the Tokyo Fire Department's message that "almost all emergency services of our agency have been dispatched and we are unable to respond to emergency requests."
Along with the photo, the words "I've been involved in emergency services for many years, but this is the first time for me. Beyond the unusual situation, I can only say that it's an abnormal situation."
The post was made by a medical worker in charge of emergency care at a medical institution in Tokyo. On this day, requests for acceptance of emergency patients were received one after another, but the beds for corona patients, which have more than 10 beds, are full. So, the situation was unacceptable anymore.
The number of cases of "difficulty in transportation" in which the medical institution to accept emergency patients was not decided immediately was 3361 in the week until August 15, the highest number since the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications started the investigation.
The medical staff who posted said, "Many people do not know that ambulances cannot be dispatched even if emergency treatment is required. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency's message is a life-threatening" message of life ". I want you to know. "