Discussion on the Accommodation Infection Prevention-control of the Supportive Medical Team Assigned to Hubei During COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract

Objective To summarize the infection prevention and control experiences in the resident of medical team giving support to Wuhan, and to provide some reference for our same occupations. Methods Based on the previous experience of supporting Wuhan medical teams and combined with the actual situation of our own medical team, we carried out the prevention and control of resident infection from six aspects, including the establishment of infection control team, training for control knowledge, resident layout, standardizing entry and exit processes, personnel behavior management, personnel health management. Results By the time of April 10, 2020, 172 members of our medical team had been fighting in Wuhan for 50 days and nights, in the face of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the medical team protected the members and there were no cases of medical staff infection. Conclusion In the novel coronavirus pneumonia affected area, it is effectively to prevent the occurrence of infection and personal infection in medical teams through a series of feasible prevention and control measures. At the same time, we found that many members of the medical team had mental health problems. Early psychological crisis intervention training is helpful for medical team members to better fight against the epidemic.