In the program No Tan Millennials we talked with the doctor Susana Salomn, doctor and university specialist in Public Health, UNCuyo, on the situation of medical care personnel and those patients who have stopped attending consultations for fear of contagion of coronavirus.
The specialist explained that there has been an increase in the number of patients with chronic diseases or comorbilidades who have suspended medical attention. A situation that has been replicated not only in the province, but in the rest of the country, and even in other parts of the world.
“We must begin to review the situation of covid and non-covid patients. The patient has to attend the guard when he feels he has to.“, indic Salomn a MDZ Radio. In addition, he emphasized the use of telemedicine tools to be able to make the pertinent consultations. Especially for those people who for some pre-existing condition take some kind of medication.
Regarding the situation of health personnel, he pointed out that each hospital and each provider is making an effort to take care of medical and non-medical personnel. He also highlighted the low number of professionals in the specialty of intensive care: “It is a critical specialty and it is not easy to get professionals trained in that area. scarce human resource, nor it is easy to achieve staff turnover. ”
Finally, the specialist pointed out the importance of having the accompaniment of the mental health teams. Solomon related that since the start of the pandemic, each medical institution has made mental health specialists available to monitor and contain health personnel.
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