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Transport Safety Concerning a Patient Infected With SARS-CoV-2 and Emergency Service Officers in an Ambulance Accident—A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2022

Marcin Mikos ,
Krzysztof Dymura ,
Robert Gałązkowski ,
Patryk Rzońca  and
Magdalena Żurowska-Wolak
Marcin Mikos
Affiliation:
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Kraków, Poland
Krzysztof Dymura
Affiliation:
City Police Headquarters, Nowy Sącz, Poland
Robert Gałązkowski
Affiliation:
Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Patryk Rzońca*
Affiliation:
Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Magdalena Żurowska-Wolak
Affiliation:
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
*
Corresponding author: Patryk Rzońca, Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

The manifestation of a new pathogen, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), constitutes a new problem for modern health care systems. Developing updated standards for all emergency services working at an accident site during the pandemic has been a continuous challenge. The principal method of preventing the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the use of personal protective equipment, such as protective suits, masks and goggles, or face shields. The study aims to present the recommended on-site procedures during the coronavirus pandemic based on the description of an accident of an ambulance transporting a patient with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, emphasizing the actions taken by the emergency services sent to the accident site.

Keywords

accidentpersonal protective equipmentPPErescue servicesSARS-CoV-2
Type
Report from the Field
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e139
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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