sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Thursday, 20 February 2020 14:26
Ministry of Health applied protocols established in the traveler's care under study
*** It is important to note that Honduras has the reagents to do the laboratory analyzes in 48 hours.
Tegucigalpa After the entrance of the Honduran with suspicion of carrying the coronavirus, through the Toncont?n air customs, the health protocols were activated according to the International Health Regulations (RSI) and the World Health Organization (WHO), explained the Minister of Health, Alba Consuelo Flores.
The official stressed that the clinical management of the traveler who entered the country has been guaranteed, after traveling to Taiwan and the protocol stipulated by the WHO was applied, which is to have the airline manifest, then the passenger interview and According to the symptomatology, it is necessary to follow the procedure and surveillance.
The official recalled that “in the interview the patient said she presented some symptoms, such as temperature and flu, and that according to the protocol requires us to follow the procedures, in this case a different surveillance and transfer it to perform analysis and isolate it while obtaining the results "
Flores also stressed that it was possible to implement the procedures that require an emergency of these, the times and the measures that should be taken in the establishment that has been defined for when a case of this happened were followed.
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He added that it is important to note that Honduras has the reagents to perform the laboratory tests in 48 hours, because influenza will be ruled out first and finally at 48 hours an accurate coronavirus test will be taken.
The official deepened that “PAHO has donated a kit to do about 80 tests, initially it gives us peace of mind, so we no longer have to send those tests to another country. They are for special cases, like this virus. ”
The Chest is defined for this type of care because it has an intensive care unit, which are the requirements established by the protocol, in the event that a serious patient is presented.
"These sites are previously prepared, alternate entrances are sought, where they have no communication with other common entrances with other patients, the staff, laboratories are prepared, so we look for the centers that have these conditions to attend these patients," he added.
Patient privacy
Flores explained that at this time the situation of "the patient is stable in good condition, this is a matter to comply with the protocol."
On the subject of privacy and the right to privacy of the person, he said that "we regret the leakage of the information since the name of the traveler, her identity, her diagnosis and prognosis were revealed".
The entrance of the Press by force according to the official "has forced us to take other measures to guarantee the privacy of the patient, therefore access to the Press will not be allowed in these cases."
http://www.salud.gob.hn/site/index.p...era-en-estudio
Ministry of Health applied protocols established in the traveler's care under study
*** It is important to note that Honduras has the reagents to do the laboratory analyzes in 48 hours.
Tegucigalpa After the entrance of the Honduran with suspicion of carrying the coronavirus, through the Toncont?n air customs, the health protocols were activated according to the International Health Regulations (RSI) and the World Health Organization (WHO), explained the Minister of Health, Alba Consuelo Flores.
The official stressed that the clinical management of the traveler who entered the country has been guaranteed, after traveling to Taiwan and the protocol stipulated by the WHO was applied, which is to have the airline manifest, then the passenger interview and According to the symptomatology, it is necessary to follow the procedure and surveillance.
The official recalled that “in the interview the patient said she presented some symptoms, such as temperature and flu, and that according to the protocol requires us to follow the procedures, in this case a different surveillance and transfer it to perform analysis and isolate it while obtaining the results "
Flores also stressed that it was possible to implement the procedures that require an emergency of these, the times and the measures that should be taken in the establishment that has been defined for when a case of this happened were followed.
Inputs and spaces
He added that it is important to note that Honduras has the reagents to perform the laboratory tests in 48 hours, because influenza will be ruled out first and finally at 48 hours an accurate coronavirus test will be taken.
The official deepened that “PAHO has donated a kit to do about 80 tests, initially it gives us peace of mind, so we no longer have to send those tests to another country. They are for special cases, like this virus. ”
The Chest is defined for this type of care because it has an intensive care unit, which are the requirements established by the protocol, in the event that a serious patient is presented.
"These sites are previously prepared, alternate entrances are sought, where they have no communication with other common entrances with other patients, the staff, laboratories are prepared, so we look for the centers that have these conditions to attend these patients," he added.
Patient privacy
Flores explained that at this time the situation of "the patient is stable in good condition, this is a matter to comply with the protocol."
On the subject of privacy and the right to privacy of the person, he said that "we regret the leakage of the information since the name of the traveler, her identity, her diagnosis and prognosis were revealed".
The entrance of the Press by force according to the official "has forced us to take other measures to guarantee the privacy of the patient, therefore access to the Press will not be allowed in these cases."
http://www.salud.gob.hn/site/index.p...era-en-estudio