Abstract
International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2019,9,1,8-12.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2019.1.3Published:March 2019Type:Original ArticleUse of Visual Triage in the Early Identification and Isolation of Acute Respiratory Infection Cases for the Control of Hospital Outbreak/Infection in Reference to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome- Corona Virus (MERS CoV)Ibrahim Saifi Al Harbi, and Sanjay Kumar Gupta Ibrahim Saifi Al Harbi1, Sanjay Kumar Gupta2,* 1Department of IPC, IPC Director Al Rass General Hospital Al Rass, SAUDI ARABIA. 2Department of IPC, IPC Medical coordinator Ar Rass General Hospital– Al Raas, KSA. Abstract:Introduction: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS-CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Since then more than 1400 cases were reported from KSA with substantial mortality of about 40%. Objective: To know the role of visual triage in early identification of acute respiratory infection cases in reference to (MERS-CoV). Material and Methods: Hospital Based cross sectional study. Results: This study was carried out to find the effectiveness of visual triage in timely isolation and control of acute respiratory infection in the health care settings. During January to December 2017 total patients passes through visual triage were 1,36,516 , out of that 2240 (1.64%) reported scores 4 and more. During same period 181(0.13%) of patients admitted in various wards from visual triage. Conclusion: Visual triage is very useful in timely isolation of acute respiratory infection cases and prevention of hospital outbreak due to acute respiratory infection, specially disease like MERS-CoV. Keywords:General Hospital, MERS-CoV, outbreak, Role, Visual triage useView:PDF (752.35 KB)
Highlights
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (CoV)) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus or MERS-CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012
If we look for admission of suspected cases in various wards from visual triage significantly increased in comparison to before visual triage scenario
Summary
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS-CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Conclusion: Visual triage is very useful in timely isolation of acute respiratory infection cases and prevention of hospital outbreak due to acute respiratory infection, specially disease like MERS-CoV. For the prevention of cross infection and hospital outbreak suspected cases with acute respiratory infection symptoms were isolated in the point of entry so we can able to prevent cross infection among other patients and health care workers. Some human cases of MERS-CoV have been responsible for human-to-human infections in health care settings, current scientific evidence indicates that dromedary camels are a major reservoir for MERS-CoV and an animal source of MERS-CoV infection in humans.[2] Visual triage is the area with nursing station located in front of the entrance of the emergency department for assessment of the each patient according to acute respiratory form scoring
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