Square-cabin hospitals are temporary medical facilities set up to cope with a large influx of patients into hospitals during public **** health emergencies or epidemic outbreaks. Square-cabin hospitals are usually converted from large exhibition halls, gymnasiums, convention centers, and other venues to provide temporary medical services through simple renovation and modification to ease the pressure on infectious disease patients to seek medical treatment.
Origin of the name "square cabin hospital"
The name "square cabin hospital" comes from its special way of medical service. The term "square cabin" comes from the term "ship's cabin," which is the space on a ship where people live and work, and "square-cabin hospitals," which use a space similar to a ship's cabin for medical services. Square-cabin hospitals usually use a centralized approach to care, placing patients in small, relatively self-contained spaces, each of which is referred to as a square-cabin. This model of care is similar to placing patients in a ship's hold, hence the name square-cabin hospitals.
Square-cabin hospital operation
Square-cabin hospital construction and operation requires a series of operational steps, the following will introduce you to the main steps.
1. Site selection and renovation
Square-cabin hospitals usually choose large-scale venues as construction sites, such as stadiums and convention centers. The feasibility of the site needs to be assessed first, including the size of the site, ventilation conditions, water supply and power supply and other infrastructure conditions. Subsequently, the site is remodeled, including the division of the square cabin area, the construction of temporary isolation rooms, and the installation of ventilation equipment.
2. Preparation of medical equipment and materials
Square-cabin hospitals need to prepare a certain number of medical equipment and materials, including beds, ventilators, monitors and so on. It also needs to prepare some commonly used medicines and sterilization supplies to ensure the normal conduct of medical services.
3. Personnel training and equipment
Square cabin hospitals need to set up a professional medical team, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists and so on. These personnel need to receive relevant training and understand the operating procedures and preventive and control measures of the square cabin hospital. At the same time, a certain number of managers and logistics personnel are also needed to ensure the smooth running of medical services.
4. Patient acceptance and management
Square-cabin hospitals usually accept patients by transferring them from designated medical institutions or by specialized ambulances. Upon arrival, patients need to be registered and lined up, according to the priority of the disease for triage and placement. At the same time, square pod hospitals also need to establish a patient management system to record the basic information and treatment of patients.
5. Medical services and supervision
Medical services provided by the square cabin hospitals mainly include basic care and treatment, such as giving patients fluids, medication, and conducting simple examinations. For critically ill patients, square pod hospitals usually provide ventilator support and monitor monitoring. At the same time, square pod hospitals also need to strengthen the monitoring and observation of patients, timely detection and treatment of patients' adverse reactions and complications.