“I must say that I was very impressed by the hospital in Letňany: five hundred beds with an intensive care unit. The Czech army has done an amazing job, “Coldwell, who works in the Texas National Guard as a doctor, told Novelty.
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In addition to the Letňany field hospital, the team that arrived in the Czech Republic last Tuesday also visited the Military Hospital in Olomouc, and they are also planning to visit the field hospital in Brno and the Military Hospital in Prague. According to Coldwell, the primary goal of their visit to the Czech Republic is to exchange knowledge about the fight against the coronavirus epidemic and patient care.
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“I have to admit that the covid-19 treatment and testing and tracing procedures are very similar to those in the United States,” said Coldwell. “It is a confirmation that we are doing the right thing in the fight against coronavirus,” he added, adding that they too can learn a lot from Czech doctors.
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He cited as an example the treatment with blood plasma, which Czech doctors began to use on a larger scale only in the autumn. According to Coldwell, doctors in America considered this treatment for a while, but withdrew from it because it did not show significant effects. “Plasma alone does not have that effect. However, it appears that some specific antibodies that may be selected from plasma could help patients in the treatment of covid-19, ”he added.
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Apart from exchanging knowledge, American health professionals have little left, because due to limitations, they cannot directly participate in the treatment of patients.
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US military physician Peter Coldwell.
Coldwell himself, who is of British descent but has been in the US military for over forty years, suffered a covid-19 in the summer. “I caught it the first week in June. I was extremely sick for a few days, I had a cough, my whole body ached. Fortunately, I caught it in time and prescribed drugs myself, especially corticoids, which are very effective in the early days of the disease, “he said.
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As a doctor, he worked on missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. On the other hand, a visit to the Czech Republic may be more like a holiday. “We’ve had to walk tens of miles here together, because there’s not much else to do in our spare time. So we just walked and enjoyed empty Prague, “he said.
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“I was here last time fifteen years ago. At that time, we could not even move, as there were many tourists. Now in the evening we stood alone on Charles Bridge and had it all to ourselves. It was weird, “he added.
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Their mission in the Czech Republic will last until Tuesday, November 24. Coldwell himself does not rule out the possibility that he could stay longer if necessary. “If my services are needed, I will be happy to stay longer,” he said.
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