Emergency patient ``difficult to transport'' 5519 cases per week Continues to be very high

In the week ending on the 29th of this month, there were 5,519 cases of "difficult transportation" in which emergency patients could not be accepted immediately, and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported that the trend is still very high. understood.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, "It seems that the impact is spreading to people who need transportation due to falling accidents due to heavy snow."

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported to 52 firefighting agencies nationwide, including the firefighting headquarters in the prefectural capital, that cases in which hospitals were contacted four or more times before the patient's destination was decided were "cases in which transportation was difficult." We compile it every week.

There were 5,519 cases in the week ending on the 29th of this month, which was 479 fewer than the previous week and decreased for the second consecutive week.

However, compared to the same period in 2019, before the spread of the new coronavirus, it was 5.02 times higher.

Of these, 1203 cases were suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, accounting for more than 20% of the total.

By region,

2469 cases were in Tokyo,

▽405 cases were in Osaka City,

▽283 cases were in Yokohama City,

▽215 cases were in Nagoya City, ▽

147 cases were in Sapporo City,

▽Sendai City 133 cases,

▽ Hiroshima City 128 cases,

▽ Fukuoka City 115 cases

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Compared to the same period in 2019, before the spread of the new coronavirus,

▽5.4 times in Tokyo,

▽2.85 times in Osaka ,

▽6.58 times in Yokohama ,

▽23.89 times in Nagoya ,

▽3.5 times in Sapporo

▽ 3.8 times in Sendai City

, ▽

6.1 times in Hiroshima City,

▽ 12.78 times in Fukuoka City

, etc. Compared to before the spread of infection, there are still many "difficult cases to transport" in various places.

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ``The overall number of cases has decreased, but it is about five times higher than before the spread of the new coronavirus, and the situation continues to be difficult. The proportion is relatively small, and it seems that the impact is spreading to people who need transportation due to diseases other than the new coronavirus and falls due to heavy snow. .