For Ebola patients, 72 hours of isolation observation is a long wait and a baptism of life; For the medical staff in the observation center, it is a daily job and task. Chen Haoyang, captain of the aid medical team of the 302 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, said: "Cross-infection in hospitals is an important way of Ebola epidemic in West Africa. We should try our best to ensure that every patient who is not infected with Ebola is safe. "
165438+ local time1On the morning of October 25th, ambulances carrying suspected Ebola patients roared past as usual. Most of these suspected patients came from the capital Freetown and its surrounding areas and were immediately transferred here for isolation observation, diagnosis and treatment.
Massagli has had a fever for several days and is a suspected patient. Dr Dunning and Serbian medical staff distributed masks to Massagli and other suspected patients, and then asked them about their age, contact history, symptoms and whether they had venous blood collection.
Masali has never been in contact with Ebola patients and infected animals before, nor has she attended the funeral of Ebola patients, but she has been bitten by mosquitoes. In addition to Ebola virus, she may also be infected with malaria.
According to the preliminary diagnosis results, the medical staff sent the patients to the observation room for isolation observation and treatment. Before entering the ward, Massagli got a white bracelet. Dr. zhangxin introduced that bracelets have different colors, representing different wards; The bracelet is also marked with the patient's name, identity, bed number and other information, which can manage the patients under observation more effectively. In the observation room, Massari can watch TV and newspapers. In addition, the observation center will regularly distribute drinking water and food.
"As soon as the patient was sent to the hospital, a whole set of mechanisms began to operate efficiently." Jin Bo, head of the medical team, said, "For the confirmed patients, it is possible to save lives through early diagnosis; For people who are not infected, early elimination means that they can leave the hospital as soon as possible and reduce the risk. This is the real' time is life'. "
Through the efforts of medical staff in China and Serbia, Massagli got the test result in the shortest time: negative. She told Dr. China that she had three young children at home and had to hurry back. However, according to the regulations, if the blood test results are negative after admission, the patient still needs to stay in the hospital for 72 hours, and the possibility of infection can only be ruled out when the Ebola virus nucleic acid is negative again.
Massari can't leave yet. Doctor Zhang Jian said: "We understand her feelings very well. For them, staying in the hospital every hour and every day is painful. " In order to calm Martha's mood, the medical staff in China helped to contact her family and reassure her. Because Masali's first blood test found plasmodium, the doctor gave her antimalarial drugs, and her fever symptoms gradually disappeared.
Three days later, the 72-hour observation ended. "When I told Martha that she could leave the hospital, she was very happy," recalled Wu Jianzhong, the head nurse. Although the language communication between the two sides was not smooth through the thick protective clothing in the ward, Wu Jianzhong saw full happiness and gratitude in Massagli's eyes.
"For the observation center, ensuring the safety of the observation center and avoiding cross-infection is as important as treating Ebola patients," said He Wei, political commissar of the PLA Medical Team. "For medical staff, the life of every observation center is precious."
This article is from Life Times:/changjianjibing/20141206/3914.html.