- Jul 28, 2016
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Now this is a timely article!
todayspractitioner.com
It discusses how a hospital in Hong Kong, faced with many people with coronavirus, stayed safe. No health care worker was contaminated while they used basic precautions despite seeing a lot of people with the virus.
- they washed their hands 'vigilantly'
- they used masks in the hospital
- they isolated patients; in an airborne infection isolation room, or, in a few cases, with at least a meter of space between patients on a ward
- they communicated; a lot, in different ways about what worked
- they checked that each person was doing what worked e.g. hand-washing
- they increased the use of personal protective equipment when doing they type of hospital procedures that we won't be doing at home, e.g. open suctioning
These are all, perhaps with the exception, of the last, things we can each do if we feel the need.
Note that a meter of space between people was enough to prevent spread. Space is our friend here. I am thinking that this includes not gathering in groups if the virus becomes widespread until things settle down.
Note also, that people in this hospital took care of patients who were sick, all while not becoming sick themselves. They successfully sorted out who had the virus and who did not. They did a lot of testing for the virus. It didn't seem to spread much by touch; one window bench had the virus amongst a variety of places tested. Saliva did seem to spread the virus and one shared pot spread to a lot of people. There is a lot to learn here for any of us. They were able to care for and communicate with sick people safely.
Here is a bit about what to avoid:
So, wash your hands (a lot), use space to create a safe zone if needed, DON'T share utensils, pots etc with a sick person, i.e. do whatever you need to do to avoid saliva and other secretions from a sick person, continue to communicate + check that all family members are doing the above, and let the health professionals take it from there. Is this beginning to sound a lot like what all our mamas tell us to do every day?
This sounds doable to me.
Hong Kong Sets Best Practices for Preventing Coronavirus Spread in Hospitals
Hong Kong Sets Best Practices for Preventing Coronavirus Spread in Hospitals. In this case study, eleven healthcare workers, out of 413 involved in treating confirmed cases, had unprotected exposure and were quarantined for 14 days. None became ill.
todayspractitioner.com
It discusses how a hospital in Hong Kong, faced with many people with coronavirus, stayed safe. No health care worker was contaminated while they used basic precautions despite seeing a lot of people with the virus.
What did they do?
- they washed their hands 'vigilantly'
- they used masks in the hospital
- they isolated patients; in an airborne infection isolation room, or, in a few cases, with at least a meter of space between patients on a ward
- they communicated; a lot, in different ways about what worked
- they checked that each person was doing what worked e.g. hand-washing
- they increased the use of personal protective equipment when doing they type of hospital procedures that we won't be doing at home, e.g. open suctioning
These are all, perhaps with the exception, of the last, things we can each do if we feel the need.
Note that a meter of space between people was enough to prevent spread. Space is our friend here. I am thinking that this includes not gathering in groups if the virus becomes widespread until things settle down.
Note also, that people in this hospital took care of patients who were sick, all while not becoming sick themselves. They successfully sorted out who had the virus and who did not. They did a lot of testing for the virus. It didn't seem to spread much by touch; one window bench had the virus amongst a variety of places tested. Saliva did seem to spread the virus and one shared pot spread to a lot of people. There is a lot to learn here for any of us. They were able to care for and communicate with sick people safely.
Here is a bit about what to avoid:
Wow! A 91 year old woman and a child had the virus but did NOT get ill! Perhaps we'll all survive this yet
So, wash your hands (a lot), use space to create a safe zone if needed, DON'T share utensils, pots etc with a sick person, i.e. do whatever you need to do to avoid saliva and other secretions from a sick person, continue to communicate + check that all family members are doing the above, and let the health professionals take it from there. Is this beginning to sound a lot like what all our mamas tell us to do every day?
This sounds doable to me.
