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.

Jacob Hopkins, the first volunteer directly infected with the virus These volunteers have lined up to participate in the “human trial,” which has long been successfully used to develop vaccines for diseases such as typhoid and cholera. The world’s first human trial for Covid-19 began in the UK in March of this year, as scientists tried to determine the minimum dose of virus needed to infect volunteers. from 18 to 30 years old. Alastair Fraser-Urquhart, human trial volunteer Alastair Fraser-Urquhart “registered immediately” to participate in the trial and also became the manager of 1Day Sooner, a British non-profit that advocates for volunteers to participate in research studies. save on humans. “We are really, really lucky that an mRNA vaccine is a viable platform to start with, but there is no guarantee it will,” he said, “And even if it turns out to be completely useless. , thanks to a test like this, you can detect that in a matter of weeks instead of months.” Mr Fraser-Urquhart was one of the few to take part in the first phase of the trial, in which volunteers were screened before going into isolation at the Royal Free hospital in London. A few days later, the virus was injected into Fraser-Urquhart’s nose by a scientist wearing full protective gear while he lay in bed wearing only a T-shirt and jeans. There were about six other researchers, all covered from head to toe, standing in that room. “One of them stood in the corner of the room and counted down the seconds… as if it were a rocket launch,” Fraser-Urquhart said. He said the experience was both terrifying and memorable. “In the same room with such a large amount of pure virus… it looks like normal water. I didn’t expect to see coronavirus like this.” According to Jacob Hopkins, the first volunteer directly infected with the virus, after being injected, they will lie down for 10 minutes before sitting up and holding the position for another 20 minutes. “When we finished, we were… high five. It was a really weird moment, it was like “that’s great, Covid!”? And then it all really started.” After contracting the virus, the participants were monitored 24 hours a day for at least 14 days, and blood samples and nasal swabs were collected every day. Both Fraser-Urquhart and Hopkins felt fine for the first few days, but had to go through a few “difficult” days before recovering. “Honestly, it wasn’t easy, but it was an extraordinary experience, and one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life,” Hopkins said. “When you contribute to a project that can bring a lot of good… it feels good to be a part of it.” After discharge, the participants were followed up for a year so the researchers could detect any long-term symptoms. Overall, each person will be supported around £4,500 (VND 146.8 million) for their contribution. Fraser-Urquhart donated his first donation to The Vaccine Alliance, and plans to donate the rest to other charities. “It’s good to be able to demonstrate that at least some of the volunteers participate purely out of compassion,” he said. “Actually, this support never influenced my decision to join.” Some scientists have hesitated to expose volunteers to Sars-CoV-2 – the virus behind COVID-19 – because it currently has no cure, although there are several methods. The treatment has been shown to be effective. Meanwhile, some advocates of the trial argue that the coronavirus poses a low risk to young and healthy people and offers high benefits to society. These benefits include the ability to accelerate the development of a second-generation vaccine, as developing countries grapple with inadequate demand. They can also be used to compare people who are suitable for vaccines, develop treatments, and advance the scientific understanding of the virus.

It costs hundreds of millions for the flower pots

Mr. Ngo Van Tuan (29 years old, Hoa Binh city) confided that the whole family passed away Tet just because he was hospitalized.

On the 29th of Tet, after the couple went to Tet market, they bought a peach tree. Gleefully brought out the peaches to pour out the soil and then Mr. Tuan carried the pots and put them in the house. Due to the small peach pot, he was subjective.

When just stooped, trying hard to hold the pelvis, I heard a cracking sound in the back, from which the entire spine was throbbing, the lower limbs were numb. Mr. Tuan could not sit up but lay on the floor, at that time the feeling of turning was also difficult. Burning skin, feeling like there are thousands or thousands of needles piercing the skin.

His family rushed to the hospital but could not sit, so they called an ambulance to carry a stretcher to the hospital. After pain relief treatment, the doctor reported that he had an acute disc herniation. Hearing disc herniation afraid of affecting the ability to walk later, Mr. Tuan and his wife rushed to Hanoi for treatment. After Tet, the acute stage was over, but because the herniation was too large, the doctor decided to operate.

Mr. Tuan said that just because of the calf flower pots, so far, the total cost of treatment has lost more than 100 million dong, not to mention the damage to health.

Illustration.

Not only Mr. Tuan, who is receiving rehabilitation treatment due to herniated disc, Nguyen Thuy Dieu (31 years old, Cau Giay, Hanoi) is also struggling with this disease. Last year, Mrs. Dieu said that when she washed the blankets, when she lifted the blanket to put it in the washing machine, she felt a sharp pain in her back. Then the pain gets worse and worse, standing up straight is also difficult. Ms. Dieu goes for pain relief treatment and is still suffering because her back is so painful, walking is also suffering.

Many bad habits young people have

Master, doctor Tran Quoc Khanh – Vietnam Duc Friendship Hospital Hanoi, said disc herniation is one of the most common spinal diseases today and tends to be more and more rejuvenated. In particular, young people are subjective with their own spine, there are many bad habits that affect it.

According to Master Khanh, most young people are admitted to the hospital after suddenly lifting heavy loads such as carrying containers and pot plants. When calves need to lift slowly, people often have a habit of bending over and lifting suddenly causing acute disc herniation. There are many patients who have to lie down in one place after calving the pot, their back and right leg down for emergency surgery.

In the case of a patient like Mr. Tuan, when the hernia is performed after sudden exertion, the hernia block is very large, so the patient has to operate early to avoid limb atrophy.

Occupations such as nail care, driving, watch repair are jobs where people often have spinal problems, including disc herniation.

In addition, some people gain excess weight, the heaviest pressure on the disc is the back when bending, arching, twisting, and jumping, so it is easy to have disc herniation.

Vietnamese people are fat pear shaped (belly fat), focus on forward, so the right spine arched forward is also the cause of disc herniation.

Bad habits in life are also prone to disc herniation such as smoking, sitting for a long time. Sitting at work for long periods of time, continuously crouching the disc in the damaged back and herniation easier than others.

When there are signs of pain in the spine, in the neck, the pain spreads to the shoulder, back, the thoracic spine … lasts about 1 week, the patient needs to be examined. If disc herniation is not treated in time, the patient can only lie still, unable to sit up or is paralyzed, disabled for life.

Therefore, whenever the above symptoms appear, people need to go to specialized medical facilities soon for early examination and treatment.

To prevent disc herniation, when carrying, should not exert effort. Spine can be moved before carrying heavy objects, calf in a straight-back position without stooping, those with a history of back pain should give up the habit of carrying something.