In Fukuoka City, the number of so-called "difficult to transport" cases, where it is not possible to immediately decide where to accept emergency patients, exceeded 160 last week, and the site of emergency transport is tight.
The Fukuoka City Fire Department called out, ``Some people are worried about being infected with the new coronavirus and want to call the corona consultation dial before calling an ambulance.''
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications categorizes cases in which hospitals were contacted four or more times before the patient's destination was decided as ``cases where transportation is difficult'', and the fire department headquarters in the prefectural capital and other locations compile the number of cases every week. .
According to it, the number of cases in which transportation was difficult in Fukuoka City last week was 168, slightly down from 171 in the previous week, but about eight times more than before the 7th wave. , the situation continues to remain high.
At the disaster emergency command center of the Fukuoka City Fire Department, calls to request an ambulance continue day and night. is under pressure.
Hiroshi Yotsushima, head of the emergency department of the Fukuoka City Fire Department, said, ``Some people are worried about being infected with the new coronavirus and report it, but in such cases, don't call an ambulance right away. talking
Critical care center Patients who were refused admission are brought in
While there are many cases in which it is difficult to transport by ambulance in various places, the "National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center Critical Care Center", which is the core of emergency medical care in Fukuoka City, is brought in after being refused acceptance by other medical institutions. Patients keep coming.
There were 15 such patients in the three days from the 22nd to the 24th, and in the middle of this month, a teenage man infected with the new coronavirus and whose symptoms worsened while recuperating at home was found at 10 medical institutions. I was transported after being refused acceptance by
After that, the man was hospitalized and treated, and after his symptoms improved, he was transferred to another hospital.
There are nine beds for emergency patients at this critical care center, and if the beds are full, they may be asked to wait temporarily in the ambulance and may be accepted when the beds are adjusted.
Eiichiro Noda, director of the Critical Care Center, said, "Since it is difficult for multiple hospitals to accept patients at the same time, we are doing our best to respond without stopping accepting emergency patients. The basics are to wear masks and avoid the three Cs as before. I want you to take thorough infection control measures."