Inside the treatment area for dozens of Covid-19 patients with severe prognosis

At Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital, 25 cases of Covid-19 patients with severe prognosis are treated in a separate area with a team of doctors and nurses on duty regularly.

Stretch yourself to treat patients with severe prognosis in the epidemic center of Bac Ninh Doctors at Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital are treating 119 cases of Covid-19. Of these, 25 patients had a severe prognosis. As of the morning of June 9, doctors in Bac Ninh were treating 789 Covid-19 patients. In which, Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital is the only facility to treat serious patients with 25 cases. 10:00 a.m. every day is the time when doctors and nurses at the hospital’s Covid-19 treatment area are busy in their work. In the severe cases being treated here, one patient had to use an invasive ventilator, 10 cases of high-flow oxygen and 14 cases of mask/glass oxygen. This patient is doing well, is able to respond to the doctor’s questions and perform some simple limb movements. For better health cases, doctors encourage patients to sit up and move on their own. The daily work of the medical staff is to administer prescription drugs to each patient, provide care, and report severe cases or unusual developments… Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao (ICU) is one of the doctors involved in treating Covid-19 patients from the first days. The female doctor did not remember how many days had passed since she was in the hospital. On stressful shifts, she worked 20 hours in a protective suit. The diet of each patient is monitored by the doctor every day. They can choose food such as rice, vermicelli, porridge… depending on their needs. At lunchtime, the nurse will deliver food to each room. Ms. Thao said that nutrition greatly affects the health and treatment of patients. “Many people skip meals, lose their appetite… we have to give them a lot of encouragement. Sometimes it’s even comforting or directly feeding them,” the female doctor said. The treatment rooms have a camera system installed, which is convenient for remote monitoring. At the same time, it helps to reduce the time of medical staff in contact with positive patients, limiting the risk of infection. 24 medical staff divided into 3 treatment cases taking turns. Including reinforcements from the provinces of Phu Tho, Thai Binh, Yen Bai… After finishing the shift, they changed into protective clothing, disinfected and then returned to the resort arranged right inside the campus of the company. hospital.