tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
. 2020 Aug 11;13:1095-1102.
doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S268178. eCollection 2020.
Outbreak and Regression of COVID-19 Epidemic Among Chinese Medical Staff
Na Li[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Xiang Yu[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out first in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. In the process of controlling the pandemic, many Chinese medical staff (MS) were infected. We used government data, post mortem reports, and the medical literature on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission, as well as prevention-and-control guidelines from the government, hospitals and media, to discuss the main risks factors faced by MS. We suggest that, when dealing with a similar pandemic in the future, guidance on personal protective equipment must be provided and materials reserved in advance. Also, the emergency response of medical institutions should be enhanced, and information shared with other countries facing identical severe challenges.
Keywords: COVID-19; exposure; risk; transmission; treatment.
. 2020 Aug 11;13:1095-1102.
doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S268178. eCollection 2020.
Outbreak and Regression of COVID-19 Epidemic Among Chinese Medical Staff
Na Li[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Xiang Yu[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32848486
- PMCID: PMC7430766
- DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S268178
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out first in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. In the process of controlling the pandemic, many Chinese medical staff (MS) were infected. We used government data, post mortem reports, and the medical literature on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission, as well as prevention-and-control guidelines from the government, hospitals and media, to discuss the main risks factors faced by MS. We suggest that, when dealing with a similar pandemic in the future, guidance on personal protective equipment must be provided and materials reserved in advance. Also, the emergency response of medical institutions should be enhanced, and information shared with other countries facing identical severe challenges.
Keywords: COVID-19; exposure; risk; transmission; treatment.