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14 cases of tracheal intubation a day!
Recently, the emergency department of Zhongshan Second Hospital has been overcrowded with patients.
The temperature has dropped sharply recently, and the emergency departments of major hospitals have been busy. The emergency department of Zhongshan second Hospital has been full of patients recently. In just one day, medical staff treated 14 patients with respiratory failure. The Endotracheal Tube intubation was performed on critically ill patients, mainly patients with acute exacerbations of COPD, cerebrovascular accidents, and car accidents. Experts remind that as the temperature drops sharply, patients with chronic diseases should keep warm and adjust the dosage of medications in a timely manner under the guidance of a doctor to prevent the recurrence of the disease; thick clothes and hats in winter will affect hearing and judgment when going out, and the elderly should be careful when walking on the road. careful.
Ett tube intubation and then ventilator-assisted treatment is an emergency rescue method often used by emergency doctors for patients with respiratory failure. Generally speaking, carrying out four or five cases of tracheal intubation in one day is considered too much for an emergency department. However, on November 21st, the Emergency Department of Zhongshan Second Hospital performed intubations on 14 patients who had respiratory failure due to different reasons. For endotracheal tube intubation treatment, more than half of them are patients with acute chronic bronchitis and cerebrovascular accidents.
"The doctors and nurses on duty these two days have been so busy that they can't stop, and patients are coming one after another." Liu Peng, director of the emergency department of Hospita, told reporters that many patients are in critical condition and all emergency ICU beds are full. Six patients who relied on ventilators to maintain breathing could only be temporarily treated in the emergency observation room.
Liu, who is 60 years old, has a history of chronic bronchitis for many years, and every winter is his hardest time. One day ago, Lao Liu suddenly felt difficulty breathing and couldn't breathe. By the time his family discovered something was wrong with him, his face was purple and he was unconscious.
The family rushed him to the hospital. At that time, Liu's condition was very bad. The doctor quickly opened his Airway and performed tracheal intubation tube. Now, Lao Liu is lying in the hospital bed and relying on a ventilator to maintain his breathing. After his condition stabilizes, he will be transferred to a general ward for further treatment.
As for patients with acute attacks of chronic bronchitis like Lao Liu, the hospital has admitted multiple cases in the past two days.
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