Table of contents:
- Prevent transmission novel coronavirus for health workers
- 1. Limiting exposure to pathogens (germs)
- 1,024,298
- 831,330
- 28,855
- 2. Comply with the rules of disease prevention
- Maintain hand hygiene
- Using personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 3. Manage visitors and movement within the hospital
- 4. Train, educate and monitor the condition of health workers
- 5. Implement infection control in the surrounding environment
Plague novel coronavirus which is now spreading in a number of countries can infect anyone, including health workers who are in charge of caring for patients. The worst case was Liang Wudong, a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan, China, who died after treating dozens of infected patients. novel coronavirus.
Prior to Wudong's death, as many as 15 health workers in China were reported to have been infected by novel coronavirus. This happened before the Chinese government announced that the virus coded 2019-nCoV can be transmitted between humans.
Prevent transmission novel coronavirus for health workers
Source: Times of Israel
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides recommendations for health workers to prevent further transmission. This recommendation is based on the outbreak Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2013 due to viruses in the same group as 2019-nCoV.
Following are the recommendations from the CDC:
1. Limiting exposure to pathogens (germs)
As much as possible, health workers need to limit exposure to pathogens to prevent transmission novel coronavirus. Restrictions are carried out from before the patient arrives, when the patient is treated, until after the patient goes home.
Before the patient comes
Tell the patient and accompanying people to contact medical personnel if they experience symptoms of respiratory disease. They also have to wear protective equipment such as masks to prevent transmission from coughing, sneezing, and so on.
When the patient is treated
Ensure that everyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness follows the rules of hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and triage. Triage is a selection procedure to determine which patient needs to be treated first.
To prevent spread, health workers should immediately isolate patients who are suspected or at high risk of infection novel coronavirus, let alone a patient who has been confirmed positive. Encourage patients to wash their hands properly and not to sit close to other patients.
COVID-19 Outbreak updates Country: IndonesiaData1,024,298
Confirmed831,330
Recovered28,855
DeathDistribution Map2. Comply with the rules of disease prevention
There are several aspects that need to be done by health workers to prevent disease transmission, including:
Maintain hand hygiene
Health workers should wash their hands before and after contact with patients, touch items that may be contaminated, and wear personal protective equipment (gloves, masks, etc.). The process of washing hands must be done properly.
Using personal protective equipment (PPE)
Health workers must use disposable PPE including gloves, gowns, masks and eye protection. After leaving the treatment room, remove PPE immediately and dispose of it following safe procedures.
3. Manage visitors and movement within the hospital
Health workers must monitor, manage and educate visitors to prevent infection coronavirus. Visitors who make contact with the patient before the patient is treated are at risk of contracting them, so they must undergo an examination.
Visitors are not allowed to enter the patient care room, except for certain conditions approved by the hospital. For example, the patient is in a critical condition and the presence of visitors is important for his emotional well-being.
4. Train, educate and monitor the condition of health workers
Every health worker must receive education and training about PPE, and understand how to wear PPE before treating patients. They also have to understand the countermeasures against contaminated clothing, skin and the environment.
If there are health workers who are suspected of being infected novel coronavirus, he was released from work for 14 days to have his condition monitored. Health workers who experience symptoms of respiratory disease must report immediately for further examination.
5. Implement infection control in the surrounding environment
Ensure all cleaning and disinfection procedures are carried out appropriately and consistently. Frequently touched items should be cleaned with a standard disinfectant. Clothing, cutlery and medical waste should also be cleaned according to the procedure.
Health workers are exposed novel coronavirus every time so that they are more at risk of catching this virus. However, health workers can prevent transmission by following the procedures applicable in the hospital.
Until today (28/1), infected health workers in China are reportedly undergoing treatment. Healing may not come instantaneously, but intensive care can help healthcare professionals recover slowly.
