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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the capabilities of nosocomial infection control in local general hospitals in handling public health emergencies,and to provide reliable data for future work.METHODS A random sampling questionnaire method was adopted to investigate how nosocomial infection control in local hospitals performed their functions and handled public health emergencies.RESULTS The 15 hospitals which were surveyed had all been equipped with computer network of directly reporting epidemic situations of infectious diseases.Four from 15 hospitals had full-time employees reporting epidemic situations,and 11 had part-time employees.Twelve hospitals established,according to standards,a department of infectious diseases or a department of pre-examination and sorting diagnosis.Seven hospitals did not have full-time staff of infection control till 2003.The rate of the staff's knowledge of nosocomial infection control was 73.7%.The medical wastes of the 15 hospitals were all disposed at the local medical waste disposal center.CONCLUSIONS Our city,in terms of nosocomial infection control,has acquired certain capabilities of handling public health emergencies.But the capabilities vary from hospital to hospital.Further improvement in some work is still needed.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE To ascertain the current situations of nosocomial infection control in local general hospitals,and to provide reliable data for future work.METHODS A random sampling questionnaire(method) was adopted to investigate the current situations of nosocomial infection control in 15 local hospitals in eight counties and cities.RESULTS Altogether 15 hospitals at the county and urban levels have been surveyed,(among) which 14 hospitals have fewer than 300 sickbeds and only 1 hospital has over 500 sickbeds.Seven hospitals did not have full-time staff of infection control till 2003.In the 15 hospitals,each full-time staff was(responsible) for an average of 143.9(sickbeds);in terms of the constitution of the full-time staff,nurses accounted for 73.7%,doctors,21.9%,and technicians,5.2%;of the full-time staff,63.2% held an intermediate(professional) position,and 36.8% held a junior professional position;with regard to the chances of further professional training in other places,19 full-time staff had 56 chances.The applications of sterilized agents and protective equipments were increasing each year.CONCLUSIONS The(infection) control in local general hospitals is gradually on the right track,but in some aspects,improvements are still needed.The prerequisites for improving infection control work in local general hospitals are that leaders should pay more attention to nosocomial infection control,and that more human and(material) resources should be pooled in it.