People waiting outside the royal melbourne hospital for a new crown test. (Daily Mail Photo)
Fever clinics will be established in all Australian hospitals as well as in voluntary general practice clinics to provide testing and treatment for suspected new crown virus infections. At the same time, authorities also called for no need to go to the hospital if only people with common cold or flu symptoms.
Federal chief medical officer murphy (Brendan Murphy) announced tuesday that only those returning from overseas, or who have been in contact with confirmed cases, will need a new crown test at this stage.
"At present, we are focusing on people who travel back, have acute respiratory symptoms —— Coo, have sore throats, and have been exposed to confirmed cases ," Murphy said. "
He said the Australian Health Protection Commission would advise health care workers on the need to be tested under certain circumstances ," but at this stage we do not recommend testing for the general public with symptoms of acute respiratory diseases —— colds, flu, etc. "
The fever clinic will initially focus on testing and providing treatment for mild patients, and medical staff will receive "additional infection control training and support ".
According to Murphy, the state and territory health services will set up fever clinics in hospitals, and the Federal government expects some general practice clinics or basic care institutions to become "complementary forces ".
Murphy said authorities wanted to "keep potential cases away from the general population" and had sent letters to all general practitioners throughout the country, hoping that interested doctors would express their willingness to participate.
People waiting to be tested outside Concord Hospital, Sydney. (Daily Mail Photo)
GP protect us, who will protect the "high risk" of them?
Before the federal and new states announced information about fever clinics one after another, because general practitioners lacked the necessary resources and time, people suspected of being infected with the new crown virus were often shut out of local clinics and needed to go to pathologists and hospitals for examination.
General practitioners` fears were exacerbated by the diagnosis of a general practitioner in Virginia on Saturday.
The Australian Health Department has told some general practitioners to refer patients with new severe symptoms to hospitals for testing, but patients with mild symptoms are still tested by the general practitioner himself or referred to a private pathology service provider, according to Kean-Seng Lim, Chairman of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) New State Branch. However, some general practitioners chose not to test in the clinic because they lacked the necessary protective equipment.
Dr Lam said ," It may be based on the guidelines at the time that some doctors were told to refer patients directly to the Emergency Department for testing. "
The new state health department`s guidance is to require doctors to treat suspected patients in a separate room, to wear full protective clothing during the sampling, to complete disinfection after completion and to leave the clinic vacant for nearly 40 minutes. But for most general practitioners, such a procedure is unrealistic, says dr lin.
He told the Daily Telegraph that "most clinics don`t have extra isolation rooms, do n` t have wipe tests, or leave their rooms vacant for an hour after a complete process. "
In addition, the lack of protective equipment may put general practitioners at risk for new crown viruses.
An Australian doctor said authorities only provided her with 2 masks, but at least 3 for each visit!
A general practitioner in Melbourne came up with a way to check people in their cars. (Daily Mail Photo)
Federal and local government news is inconsistent, doctors are at a loss
Phelps (Kerryn Phelps), a former president of the Australian Medical Association, argues that the news of federal government and state and with states and territories for general practitioners.
Faced with people suspected of being infected with the new crown virus ," one state said to see a general practitioner, another state said not to go, and the federal government gave other advice. "
Phelps also worries that general practitioners do not have enough equipment to protect themselves while treating patients.
"Once the outbreak breaks out, we don`t have enough masks to protect us. "
"There are doctors in other parts of the world who have died while trying to treat others, and we can not do this without proper protective equipment and the right information from my protection. "
Ms. bolton (Maria Boulton), a general practitioner in brisbane, said she was given only two P2 masks and 50 general surgical masks government 2 month that were not enough to withstand the new crown virus.
Although a few days later she got another 100 boxes of P2 masks, bolton said it was still a drop in the bucket and "the workers are under great pressure ".
Bolton says three masks are needed for each consultation, and she needs them herself, nurse and patients, because one day "every patient needs to be treated as a potential new crown patient ".
another general practitioner, clodgett (Michelle Crockett), said that medical staff needed to P2 masks, goggles, robes and gloves, as well as good sanitary disinfection and immunization to be properly protected.
"The big problem for general practitioners right now is the lack of adequate protective equipment and the risk of exposure to the virus ," he said. "
"We have informed the patient not to come to the clinic but to call us so that we can decide what to do on the phone. "
New state health office confirmed that those who are seriously ill or suspected to be infected with the new crown virus have been asked to hospital for testing.
"Our current approach is to recommend referral to hospitals for patients who are very uncomfortable and at risk of contracting the new crown virus ," said the speaker of the State Health Department. "
Chant (Kerry Chant), the state`s chief medical officer, admitted earlier that some general practitioners had expressed concern about conducting new crown tests at clinics when the state`s health department worked with general practitioners and hospitals on the diagnosis and management of new coronavirus.
"Many general practitioners express concerns and refer patients to pathologists or other doctors, which is what we encourage ," she said. "
But dr. lin says the health department has its own opinions about who should perform the new crown test, which results in suspected patients being sometimes sent to the hospital emergency department, and sometimes sent home without testing for other advice.
