With the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection in Tokyo, the number of cases where emergency transportation becomes difficult has already exceeded the level of the 5th wave and is increasing rapidly.
An expert in the city has pointed out that the system for accepting emergency patients is tight, showing a sense of crisis.
If it becomes difficult for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to find a place to accept emergency patients because the ambulance crew is refused by five or more hospitals, or if it is not decided even after 20 minutes or more, the regional core hospital etc. will be the destination. We operate a system called "Tokyo Rule" to search for.
The number of applications of this mechanism has been increasing due to the rapid spread of infection, and the 7-day average was 214.3 as of the 20th of this month.
The peak of the 5th wave last summer was 145.1 on August 13, which is already about 1.5 times higher.
Looking at each day, the number of cases reached 260 on the 18th, which was the highest this month.
Experts point out that "the system for accepting emergency patients is tight. In winter, there are a huge number of patients with strokes and fractures due to falls, and emergency is a very difficult time."
On top of that, he expressed a sense of crisis, saying, "If we continue to secure beds for the new corona and the number of corona patients increases, it will be a very difficult situation including general medical care. It is an impression that we are doing it at the last minute." increase.