In light of the new wave of the emerging corona virus, it seemed that doctors had benefited from their experiences in dealing with the first wave and took effective measures that contributed to saving the lives of many infected people.
In his report, published by the American Vox website, writer Dylan Scott said that there is a question that is asked a lot, "Have we learned anything about how to combat the Corona virus?"
The writer emphasized that the deaths resulting from the second wave of the outbreak of the new Corona virus were less than those recorded last spring, which can be explained by several factors, including that a large proportion of those infected this summer are among the youth least likely to die from infection with the virus.
But the author believes that among the main factors that led to the decrease in the death rate: New therapeutic developments and measures that reflected the extent to which doctors have benefited from their experiences in dealing with the first wave, and the research findings.
In this context, Daniel Kuritzks, head of the infectious diseases department at Brigham Hospital in Boston, confirms: There are at least 4 developments that have helped to better deal with the epidemic, treat the largest number of infected people, and keep hospitals far from the risk of exceeding their normal capacity.
1. Allow some sick people to stay home
Doctors are now more comfortable asking for healthier, younger patients who have not had severe symptoms, the writer explained. Staying at home and taking care of themselves with the advice of a doctor, and through this approach, hospitals can focus on treating patients most at risk.
Simple medical equipment - such as a blood oxygen meter - can help patients who choose to stay at home follow the progress of their condition and see if they need to go to the hospital.
2. Avoid using artificial respirators
At the beginning of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, doctors rushed to use artificial respirators to treat patients who had breathing difficulties. However, the devices did not show good results in treating the attacks suffered by those infected with the virus, but many of them had complications, especially at the level of the lungs.
And the author indicated that doctors now tend to avoid using the artificial respirator unless absolutely necessary.
3. Lie on the stomach
One of the new treatment measures that has recently become popular in hospitals for treating patients with breathing difficulties is placing the abdomen on the stomach.
The writer quoted Kurtzex as saying that "this method was not popular before the spread of this epidemic." But "once a few hospitals started reporting their efficacy, they were quickly approved."
Lying on the stomach makes it easier for blood to reach the lungs and thus improves breathing.
Although research in this regard is still in its infancy, initial indications show that lying flat has led to an increase in oxygen levels in the blood of people infected with the virus.
Compared to the first wave of the emerging corona virus, hospital medical staff have become more experienced and experienced in carrying out this process than they were at the beginning.
4. Dexamethasone and remdesivir
The author confirms that Dexamethasone and Remdesivir are two drugs that have proven highly effective in treating Corona, and they have been approved by many hospitals in the United States and around the world.
In one of the studies conducted on a number of Corona patients with severe symptoms, it was found that those who took remdesivir recovered 4 days before the rest of the patients who received other medicines.
Although it has not yet been definitively proven whether remdesivir improves the chances of survival among people with Coronavirus, a preliminary research paper presented at the AIDS 2020 conference showed that there was a decrease in the death rate for patients who took the drug, according to what the author said.
Research has also shown that the drug dexamethasone reduces the mortality rate for Corona patients who suffer from severe symptoms; However, this drug, which belongs to the "steroid" family, may have harmful side effects, including high blood pressure.
The writer concluded that doctors and experts still have many things to learn about how to deal optimally with this virus, hoping to save the largest number of patients, especially in light of the new wave expected in the coming fall.