Sadia Rashid, Saveela Sadaqat, Muhammad Adnan Iqbal, Shakeel Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Aamir Ghafoor Ch

COVID-19 Infection among the Health Care Staff at Frontier Medical and Dental College and Hospital

Sadia Rashid, Saveela Sadaqat, Muhammad Adnan Iqbal, Shakeel Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Aamir Ghafoor Ch



3328



ABSTRACT

Background: First case of pandemic COVID-19 was diagnosed in December 2019 in China from where it spread throughout the world. In Pakistan, first case was diagnosed in February 2020 which resulted in a complete and several smart national lockdowns. National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) and Ministry of Health published guidelines for patient’s treatments during pandemic which includes: 1) providing only emergency Treatments 2) Patient’s pre-admittance Questioning, 3) Increasing intervals between appointment, 4) prevent crowding in waiting rooms, 5) Wearing masks at all times. 6) Wearing PPE.

Methods: Data from all clinical departments of Frontier Medical and Dental College and Hospital Abbottabad was collected between March and December 2020 which included Number of; 1) Patients treated 2) Medical Staff 3) patients with positive COVID-19 reports 4) healthcare workers suffering from COVID-19. And  6) Post treatment Virus Infected patients.

Results:  291 health care staff including 135 medical and dental doctors, 4 dental hygienists, 82 paramedics and 70 Administrative staff worked during the study period and 3280 procedures were performed. Out of these, thirty-eight (38) staff members treated 190 verified COVID-19 patients. During the study period 6 dentists (2.06%) and 9 (3.09%) medical doctors, 2 (0.7%) assistants and 3 (1.03%) admin staff were tested positive for the virus.

Conclusion: Present study highlights the importance of education and stickiness to the infection control guidelines thus minimizing the risk of transmission of corona virus among the Healthcare professionals in hospitals.

Keywords: COVID-19; Infection control, PPE, NCOC



Copyright © Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences 2024. All rights reserved!