Emergency plan for radiographers' occupational exposure to novel coronavirus pneumonia / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

China's CDC novel coronavirus pneumonia emergency response mechanism was announced on February 17, 2020. As of February 11, novel coronavirus had infected 3 019 medical staff (including 1 716 confirmed cases; suspected cases, clinically diagnosed cases and cases of asymptomatic infections). The reports showed that more than 80% of the patients were medical workers in general wards, which might be caused by nosocomial infection due to inadequate protection. Radiographers, who encounter patients in different departments of the hospital, also have the risk of occupational exposure to novel coronavirus pneumonia caused by strong viral infection, inadequate protection, and poor immunity. Therefore, the emergency plan is formulated for this risk in order to ensure their safety and the orderly progress of the work, provide practical basis for the future improvement and development of the emergency plan for radiographers to respond to emergent public events, and also provide ideas for peers to deal with emergencies.