Ambulance occupancy rate in Tokyo exceeds 98% Emergency transportation of corona-infected persons has increased sharply

As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads rapidly, the number of emergency transports of infected patients has increased again in Tokyo since the beginning of this month, and the ambulance utilization rate has exceeded 98% as of the morning of the 21st.

In some cases, no vacant bed was found and it took more than 5 hours to transport, and the Tokyo Fire Department is taking measures such as increasing the number of staff in charge.

According to the Tokyo Fire Department, the number of emergency transports for patients who have been confirmed to be infected in Tokyo and are being treated at home, etc., totaled 552 in the week until 17th of this month, which is about 10 times that of a month ago. Is increasing rapidly.

Along with this, the number of 119 calls increased, and on the 19th, there were more than 3,800, which is about 1,000 more than a month ago.

In addition to patients undergoing medical treatment, reports on heat stroke are increasing, so at the Tokyo Fire Department's "Disaster Emergency Information Center", which accepts reports from the 23 wards of Tokyo, staff members will continue to respond on the 21st. It was broken.

Under these circumstances, the ambulance utilization rate has exceeded 98% as of the morning of the 21st.

In addition, the number of cases where no vacant beds are found and it takes time to transport is increasing. Looking at the week until 17th of this month, 86% of the 552 cases took more than 1 hour to transport.

There were 20 cases that took more than 5 hours.

The number of ambulances is about 80% compared to the peak of the 6th wave, but the Tokyo Fire Department said that there is a possibility that it will increase further in the future, so we will issue temporary ambulances and increase the number of staff in charge. We are responding.

Yuzo Fujino, assistant fire commander of the Tokyo Fire Department General Command Office, said, "If reports are concentrated, it may be difficult to connect, or it may take longer than usual for the ambulance crew to arrive. I would like you to consider calling the "Fever Consultation Center" in Tokyo. "