Prevention and Control for Visiting Medical Institutions
In the Guide on Protecting People Against Different Risks of Novel Coronavirus Infection, released on January 30, the NHC provided the following advice to individuals who need to visit a medical institution:
* Wear a surgical mask and keep hands clean;
* Avoid taking subway, bus or other public transportation, and avoid going to crowded places;
* Inform medical staff of their histories of travel to or residence in the epidemic regions and contacts with others, and cooperate with the medical institution to carry out relevant investigations.
Medical institutions should strengthen patient management, allocate medical staff properly, and reduce the risks for hospital-acquired infection. When a suspected or confirmed case is identified, quarantine or containment should be taken in accordance with law, and medical observation and other necessary precautions should be provided to the patient escorts and other close contacts. The institutions lack of the capability for treating COVID-19 should transfer the patients to designated hospitals in a timely manner.
医疗机构就诊防护
国家卫生健康委在2020年1月30日印发的《新冠病毒感染不同风险人群防护指南》中,对需要到医疗机构就诊的出行人员提出防护建议:佩戴医用外科口罩,并保持手清洁;尽量避免乘坐地铁、公交车等交通工具,避免前往人群密集的场所;就诊时应主动告知医务人员相关疾病流行地区的旅行居住史,以及与他人接触情况,配合医疗卫生机构开展相关调查。
同时,医疗机构应做好就诊患者的管理,合理配置医务人员,降低医疗机构内感染的风险;发现疑似或确诊感染新冠病毒的患者时,依法采取隔离或控制传播措施,并按照规定对患者的陪同人员和其他密切接触人员采取医学观察及其他必要的预防措施;不具备新冠肺炎救治能力的医疗机构,应及时将患者转诊到定点救治医院。
