Medical response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by the Chinese Army Medical Team dispatched to Sierra Leone
10.3969/j.issn.1009-0754.2017.02.001
- VernacularTitle:解放军援塞医疗队对西非埃博拉疫情的医学处置
- Author:
Yinying LU
1
;
Zhiqiang SUN
;
Xuezhang DUAN
;
Yingjie ZHUANG
;
Hui XIA
;
Ningbo ZHAN
;
Cunduo JIN
;
Huijuan DUAN
Author Information
1. 解放军第三○二医院援塞医疗队
- Keywords:
Ebola virus disease;
Chinese Army Medical Team;
Pre-deployment preparedness;
Infection prevention and control;
EVD case management
- From:
Journal of Navy Medicine
2017;38(2):97-100
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In August 2014,WHO and the 3 western African countries severely stricken by the Ebola virus disease (EVD) appealed to the international society for urgent medical aid.Upon dispatch by the Chinese government,the Chinese People's Liberation Army swiftly sent medical teams to those disaster-stricken countries,as well as medical supplies and equipment.Six patches of medical teams totaling over 500 personnel rushed to Sierra Leone and Liberia for diagnosis and treatment of medical cases,infection control and health training.The Chinese Army medical teams in Sierra Leone and Liberia constructed and independently ran 2 medical centers with a capacity of 78 and 100 beds for the holding and treatment of EVD patients.By the end of March 20,2015,883 cases of suspected EVD (295 confirmed cases) were admitted and treated in the medical centers,and there was zero infection in all the medical professionals.This paper mainly deals with medical practices and achievements in the fields of medical preparedness,clinical management of EVD,prevention and control of infection,in the implementation of the African-aid and anti-EVD medical mission by the Chinese Army medical teams.
