The British doctor who wrote to the Prime Minister is gone. Medical protective equipment is still in short supply
Recently, the epidemic of New Coronary Pneumonia in the
United Kingdom is still very serious. A large number of medical staff have been
confirmed to be infected with New Coronary Pneumonia, and some medical staff
have died. On the 10th local time, a doctor named Abdullah Chowdhury's national
medical and health system died of new coronary pneumonia and caused widespread
concern in the local media.
The 52-year-old Chowdhury is a urologist working in a
hospital in East London. He has worked for the British National Health Care
System for more than 20 years and lives with his wife and two children. As
early as March 18, he wrote an emergency email to British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson through social media, calling for the provision of personal protective
equipment for every medical worker in the UK.
Chowdhury's emergency email to Boris via the media
He said: "People express appreciation and respect for
our work, which is very encouraging. But I want to say that in this global
disaster, we must use proper protective equipment to protect ourselves and our
family." But unfortunate Yes, about three weeks after the letter was
issued, he himself died of new coronary pneumonia. Major local media have
reported this incident and expressed condolences to their families.
A number of British media reported the death of Chowdhury
Sky News reported that Chowdhury was a kind and passionate
hero. Before the outbreak broke out in the UK, he began to worry about the
impact of the virus on the medical system, calling it very dangerous. His son
said that his father made everyone aware of the fact that the front-line medical
team lacked protective equipment, and he was very pleased at this point.
As the epidemic continues to escalate, the shortage of
protective equipment facing the UK medical system remains severe. In fact, as
early as a few weeks ago, Richard Houghton, editor-in-chief of the well-known
magazine "The Lancet", warned British medical staff of lack of
standard protective equipment.
Richard Houghton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, British Medical Journal:
I heard that we not only lack PPE (Personal Protective
Equipment), but even the wrong model, they are not the standards stipulated by
the World Health Organization. Our medical staff are on the front line, there
is no equipment to protect them, their masks are In line with the standards of
the World Health Organization, their thin apron also does not meet the
standards of the World Health Organization. Their medical gloves can only
protect the wrist part and expose the arm to risk. This is a scandal in our
country.
On the 10th local time, the British local media Sky News
broadcast a news of a visit to the hospital. The Croydon University Hospital
was originally an orthopedic surgery hospital for the elderly. It is now
required to treat patients with new coronary pneumonia. The current workload It
is several times higher than usual, but even so, the equipment of medical staff
in the hospital is still worrying, and there is a lack of personal protective
equipment (PPE) from head to toe.
More troubling is that last month, three medical staff of the
British National Health System were photographed arming themselves with garbage
bags.
The latest news is that they have been detected infected with the new coronavirus
Even after the epidemic has been raging in the UK for nearly
two months, there are still voices of emergency medical supplies everywhere on
social media.
"Protective clothing is still in short supply, and the
national health care system is purchased from China. The inventory is almost
used up. A manager has to go crazy to the outdoor store to find help."
"The ventilator is still not enough. Personal protective
equipment is still not enough. The death of medical staff has entered double
digits."
"I ran to help a patient whose condition deteriorated,
and he vomited on me. At the same time, I stabilized them. The patient was
subsequently diagnosed with new coronavirus pneumonia, which is the reality of
first-line doctors every day. We promise to protect patients, but we cannot
protect Myself. "
It was even reported by local media that medical personnel
were required to ban discussions about the shortage of protective equipment.
In order to meet this challenge, the British government has
also tried its best. Recently, a large number of medical supplies from China
including ventilators, masks, gloves, etc. have arrived in the UK.
Sun Lili is a part-time nurse in the emergency room of a
hospital in Kent, England. She said that due to the lack of personal medical
protection, the medical staff in the hospital can only protect themselves with
very simple equipment, so the emotions are relatively negative.
Therefore, in
order to contribute to her contribution, she also launched a fundraising event,
and the thousands of masks collected for the first fundraising had been used up
in less than half a week, because the medical staff in all departments of the
hospital had to use it, and also to distribute it to some patients in need, she
hurriedly conducted a second fundraising event.
Deaths of medical staff
As of 10th local time, the number of confirmed deaths in the
United Kingdom reached 9,875, which was close to 10,000. The daily increase in
deaths exceeded 900 consecutively, and the deaths of medical staff reached 19.
At the press conference of the Prime Minister’s Office on the 11th, British
Home Secretary Priety Patel specifically apologized for the lack of protective
equipment for medical staff.
When asked when all medical personnel of the
international health care system can get enough When she said that there is no
specific date for personal protective equipment, the current personal
protective equipment is a global shortage of materials, so the pressure of
shortage is inevitable, but the government is working hard to get enough
personal protective equipment for every medical worker.
The epidemic situation is still grim, and it is unknown when
to reach the inflection point, but for British medical staff, the challenge is
still continuing.
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