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The Aumecreon variant has emerged in 77 countries and regions
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on December 14 that 77 countries and territories around the world have reported the Aumecreon variant. WHO also said that the harm of the Omi kerong is spreading at an unprecedented rate and that the harm is currently underestimated, and although the symptoms of infection with the Aomi kerong variant are less severe, a large number of infections will overwhelm the health system. (Global News)
Pfizer oral COVID-19 drugs can reduce the risk of death in hospitalization by nearly 90%.
On December 14, Pfizer announced that the latest trial data from its oral COVID-19 drug "Paxlovid" shows that the drug can reduce the risk of hospitalization and death by 89% and can be taken by patients at home to treat COVID-19. Pfizer's CEO said the therapeutic drug could be a key tool to help quell the covid-19 pandemic if approved or authorized. (The Paper)
The country's first infusion medical waste sorting robot took up work in Shanghai
The emergency infusion room of Shanghai Tongren Hospital recently came a "new employee" - the country's first infusion medical waste sorting robot. In just 3 seconds, it can automatically cut the infusion needle on the infusion tube and pull it out of the infusion bag to complete the decomposition, classification and recycling of the infusion bag.
It is understood that since the infusion medical waste sorting robot took up the post, the working time of nurses to deal with infusion medical waste has been shortened from the original average of 30 seconds each time to an average of 3 seconds per time, calculated according to the average daily infusion workload of 300 person-times, and the average daily working time can be saved by 2.25 hours. (Shanghai Changning District Government Information Office)
Woman's long-term stilted jiro leg crush injury knee joint
Recently, Miss Xu of Wuhan went to the hospital because of unbearable knee pain, and the doctor's examination found that the patient's knee joint was obviously painful when it was flexed, and the initial diagnosis was ligament injury and popliteal strain, which was related to his usual love of stilted legs.
Doctors said that there is an S-shaped physiological curve in the human skeleton, and the posture of the body should be in line with the physiological curve of the body, if it is changed, then the mechanics of the bone will be changed, and the body will be damaged over time. (Hubei Jingshi)
Chongqing's first TCM pediatric fever clinic was put into use
On December 15, Chongqing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine began to treat young patients under the age of 14 at the Nanqiao Monastery Department. This also marks the official opening of the first TCM children's fever clinic in Chongqing.
Zuo Guoqing, president of Chongqing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that in order to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, the hospital created this independent children's fever clinic in accordance with the requirements of standardized construction. In the future, the outpatient clinic will play a "sentinel point" role, further do a good job in normalizing the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and improve the ability to deal with the epidemic situation of major infectious diseases in children. (Hualong Network)
A hospital in Wuhan moved the "children's playground" into the operating room
In order to alleviate the fear of children entering the operating room, the nursing staff of the operating room of Wuhan University People's Hospital (Hubei Provincial People's Hospital) brainstormed and made full use of the original limited area to create a warm preoperative waiting area for children.
Image from Wuhan University People's Hospital
It is reported that the original white wall of the operating room is plastered with a variety of cute cartoon wallpapers; there are small toys such as picture books and stickers on the table; and there is an electric car that can be driven. Family members and nurses can accompany and guide the child here, help the child quickly familiarize himself with the environment of the operating room, relieve anxiety, improve tension, cooperate with medical staff to improve the efficiency of preoperative preparation, and ensure the smooth progress of surgery. (Wuhan Radio and Television Station)
A village doctor in Henan province visited 173 sick and weak villagers for 5 years
Cui Dingkai, a 57-year-old village doctor in Zhaohou Village, Xuliang Town, Bo'ai County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, suffered from polio as a child and had a disability in his right leg. Cui Dingkai grew up devoted himself to medicine and returned to his hometown to become a village doctor. Since 2016, he has regularly visited 173 poor villagers in the village, and also massaged and delivered medicines for villagers free of charge. Cui Dingkai hopes to let more people enjoy health through his professional knowledge. (Time Video)
Hangzhou anti-epidemic personnel climbed 42 floors in the morning to enter the house for sampling
Recently, two photos of Kan Liyan, a post-80s medical worker in Hangzhou's Gongshu District, were on the stairs, and she was carrying a huge nucleic acid sampling box in a protective suit. The other was of her turning around, her goggles full of mist and droplets of water from panting.
It is reported that the two photos were taken on December 9, when she and her colleagues went into the house to do nucleic acid testing, and in order to reduce contact with other people, they chose to take the stairs, climbing a total of 42 floors in the morning. "We've been like this for a few days, nothing special." Kan Liyan said that starting from December 7, climbing more than 40 floors in half a day is the norm for their work. (Zhejiang News Client)
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