Even if a person infected with the new coronavirus needs treatment due to a disease or injury other than coronavirus, it is still difficult to see and be hospitalized in some local governments.
In some cases, even if a person has a broken bone, he / she will not be able to receive a medical examination for 10 days or more.
A 77-year-old man living in Saitama Prefecture lives with his daughter and grandson in their 50s, but early last month, the entire family was infected with the new corona.
The man was in need of long-term care 4, and although he needed food assistance, he was able to walk on his own, but immediately after the infection, he had a fever of 39 degrees and his feet shook and fell.
Later, because he couldn't get up from his bed, his family and care manager consulted with the prefectural office and family doctor about the risk of a broken bone, but he couldn't be seen because he was likely to have a corona infection. It means that.
I was able to see a medical institution 11 days after the fall.
Even if I consulted with a health center, I could not be hospitalized because the symptoms of corona were relatively mild, and even if I called an ambulance, I could not find a hospital to accept.
After all, I was able to see a medical institution 11 days after the fall.
As a result of the medical examination, I had a big bone break and had surgery and am still in the hospital.
Until he was hospitalized, the man was able to receive home-visit care from a helper, but because he couldn't go to the bathroom, he spent days enduring the pain of a broken bone every time he moved to change diapers.
According to Saitama Prefecture, there were a large number of newly infected people in early last month, and the beds were tight, making it difficult to be hospitalized or examined for illnesses or injuries other than corona, and this situation continues to this day. about it.
The man's daughter said, "I couldn't find a place to accept it, and my feelings of despair increased day by day. I'm worried that it will be difficult to recover from the delay in treatment and that aftereffects will remain." ..
Care manager "Establishing a system to receive necessary treatment"
Aki Matsumoto, the care manager in charge, said, "Elderly people will have a big change in their independence and need for long-term care due to fractures. I want you to put in place a system that allows you to receive. "