Japanese doctor treating at U.S. hospital `` will exceed acceptance capacity '' March 30 11:24
A Japanese doctor who treats a hospital near New York City, where the infection of the new coronavirus is deepening, responds to an interview with NHK, and the number of severely ill patients continues to increase. It is clear that there is a situation.
In the state of New York in the United States, infections have expanded rapidly, especially in the metropolitan city of New York, with more than 59,500 people infected and 965 killed on the 29th.
Under such circumstances, Takashi Saito, who specializes in treating infectious diseases treated in an emergency room at a New Jersey hospital across the river from New York City, interviewed NHK.
Dr. Saito said, "The masks are not widely available to doctors and nurses, and they continue to use one mask from morning to night." explained.
He added that three-quarters of rescue patients are pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, which is increasing every day. At this pace, the capacity of the hospital will soon be exceeded. , Said that there was a critical situation where medical collapse could occur.
Dr. Saito said, `` Once hospitalization is prolonged, hospitalization is prolonged, so securing beds is an issue, and there is also a shortage of respirators and other medical equipment such as temporary facilities for receiving patients and respirators. They claim that securing is urgent.
On the other hand, in France, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus exceeded 40,000 as of the 29th, and the number of people who died was 2,606, the second highest in Europe after Italy and Spain, and the number of medical sites is rapidly increasing I am busy with the response.
Dr. Tatsushi Origuchi, who is receiving training at a general hospital near Paris, spoke about the situation at the site in response to NHK's interview.
The hospital is responding to severe cases of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, and the number of severely ill patients who increased from a few at the end of last month to about 100 a day is now increasing.
In addition, every time an infected patient is examined, ventilation takes 20 minutes to remove the virus, and the floor is disinfected.
Mr. Origuchi said in a heart that he was worried, "I'm working with anxiety and I'm not resting when the infection peaks every day." In addition, although the hospital has 20 beds for intensive care, it is almost completely buried, and people who are unlikely to be saved are often forced to judge that intensive care will not be performed And, Origuchi said, "I have heard that the doctor in charge is in a situation where I can cut my mind and body."
According to Mr. Origuchi, the shortage of supplies has become serious, and it is now a rule that masks and protective clothing that should be changed frequently should be changed once every 4 hours, and it is necessary to wear a mask etc. Regarding family visits, he said that he was restricted to one family, even when he was at the end of his stay.