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- Isolation Room in the hospital where the treatment is suspect coronavirus
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- Handling Novel coronavirus in the hospital
Novel coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in the world and dozens of them died. In Indonesia, several people suspected of having the infection from Jakarta to Sorong, Papua, have been hospitalized.
The person who was suspected of being hit Novel coronavirus usually directly isolated. There, he will receive special care, from diagnosis to treatment. Well, what happens in a hospital isolation room when a patient is suspected of being infected by coronavirus? Check out the reviews below.
Isolation Room in the hospital where the treatment is suspect coronavirus
Plague coronavirus that occurred in Wuhan, China, otherwise known as 2019-nCoV (Novel coroanvirus) make the Indonesian government move towards prevention. One of them is by examining a number of patients with suspected viral infections.
Starting from RSPI Sulianti Saroso Jakarta, Raden Mattaher Hospital Jambi, to Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung (RSHS), has reportedly observed patients who show symptoms of being infected with the virus.
On Friday (24/1), Director of Medical and Care RSPI Sulianti Saroso, dr. Diany Kusumawardhani, Spa. provide an explanation of the process of examining a patient with a suspected infection coronavirus. He also revealed some of the hospital facilities that were found by patients coronavirus until it is tested positive or negative.
According to dr. Diany, the hospital has provided a special isolation room, laboratory and radiology to support infected patients.
As reported from the pageMedline Plus, isolation rooms are created to create a barrier between the other person, the patient, and the virus. The goal is to reduce the spread of the virus in hospitals.
Normally, patient visitors who are in isolation rooms are limited and are required to report to the nurse's room before approaching the room. Isolation measures in hospital are very normal, especially when there is a patient who is exposed to influenza and viruses such as coronavirus.
Patients are also required to remain in the room as often as possible while research on the virus is ongoing. Although it is very rare, they may be allowed to leave the room wearing a mask and protective clothing.
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DeathDistribution MapIn addition, medical personnel who handle patients also wear complete protective equipment to avoid transmission. That way, the virus, which is still said to be new, doesn't spread anywhere.
Even so, patients can still communicate with outsiders. According to dr. Pompini Agustina, Sp.P, Working Group on Infectious Diseases Emerging RSPI, patients can still communicate with outsiders or their families.
In the room there is a monitor so that patients can see, talk and hear from outside the room. Vice versa.
Handling Novel coronavirus in the hospital
As reported by dr. Pompini, novel coronavirus is a new type of virus, so its transmission and causes are still being investigated. The isolation room in the hospital aims to make the patient suspect coronavirus safe and does not occur to other people.
The hospital that is used as a referral when there are suspected patients coronavirus usually medical personnel and facilities when handling the same case. For example, SARS and types coronavirus other.
The treatment given by doctors and hospitals when the suspected patient arrives is to be given fever reliever medicine first. This is because of the early symptoms of Novel coronavirus is a high fever, so it's important to treat the initial symptoms.
Furthermore, if the patient coughs, the doctor will provide cough medicine. If the patient has a disease other than a viral infection, the doctor also tries to treat the symptoms of the disease.
However, prevention of viral infection is the most important thing. Therefore, when the patient arrives, the medical personnel will try to take samples from the nose, throat and phlegm.
Then, the sample will be sent to the Health Research and Development Agency for research. It is hoped that the results of this study will come out quickly so that medical personnel will know what the next patient needs.
Hospital care that a patient receives novel coronavirus more on preventing transmission by providing isolation rooms and treating symptoms. Medical personnel still need results from the laboratory to carry out the next steps.
