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BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Qu Fucheng, 90, was waiting for his COVID-19 treatment at Wuhan Zhongnan Hospital when his son noticed how full the emergency department was.
"My father was in a very critical condition at home," the son told CGTN, frowning. "If something had happened to him because I didn't handle the situation well, I don't know how he could have forgiven me."
The deputy director of ER said they had seen "a significant increase" in the number of patients, while most of the seriously ill were older people with underlying conditions.
In an attempt not to leave any patients unattended, the emergency department converted the emergency observation room into a staging area to reduce waiting time.
And that is where Qu Fucheng was transferred.
"Seeing my father's serious condition, the doctors immediately took him to one of the beds," the son said. "I thought he wouldn't have done so well when he was home."
In order to treat as many patients as possible, all medical staff and equipment have been working around the clock with full "combat effectiveness." After receiving first aid treatment, Qu's condition soon improved somewhat.
Head nurse Tian Yu told CGTN that a buffer zone is not enough to smooth the workflow, adding that good workflow is critical for the emergency department.
No "hospital pressure"
Such measures are being taken in many ERs in China as the country saw a spike in COVID patients after lifting some of the COVID restrictions.
Some worried that there would be too many patients for hospitals to take in, leading to so-called "hospital pressure" such as bank pressure during an economic crisis. Luckily this did not happen thanks to the appropriate adjustments in the hospitals.
Cities like Beijing built more temporary fever clinics, while cities like Chongqing expanded the existing fever treatment department and reassigned doctors from other departments to support COVID treatment.
online solution
The Chinese government also expanded online medical services for COVID-19 patients on December 12. Areas like Beijing, Zhejiang and Hunan have already put the new policy into practice.
"Online medical services can provide medication consultation and guidance for more patients staying at home," Jiao Yahui, head of the NHC Medical Administration Office, told China Media Group. "Prescriptions can be made online and medicines would be delivered offline, which can ease the pressure to visit doctors offline and avoid crowds at hospitals to reduce the risk of cross-infection."
Link: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-12-30/How-do-emergency-wards-in-China-cope-with-increasing-COVID-patients--1gaC64zlYv6/index.html
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