Emergency Management of the Pre-Hospital Phase in Covid-19 Patient

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a new type of disease that has never been previously identified in humans which was first discovered in Wuhan, China in December 2019. This virus causes damage to the lungs so that sufferers experience respiratory problems. The high incidence and death rates with symptoms are found so it is important to improve health services, especially in Pre-Hospital services. It is known from 10 literature articles, journals and books in the emergency management of COVID-19 in the Pre-Hospital phase that it must be done as much as possible to minimize the number of deaths and transmission that occurs. Handling of emergency COVID-19 in the Pre-Hospital phase includes Basic and Advanced Life Support (BLS), Oxygen Therapy, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Patient Transport. It is important for medical personnel to pay attention to many things in providing emergency nursing care to Covid-19 patients.

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M. Sobirin Mohtar ha completado su Licenciatura en Enfermería en 2014, la Profesión de Enfermería en 2015 y el Máster en Enfermería de Emergencia en 2018. En la actualidad, es profesor permanente en el Programa de Licenciatura en Enfermería y Profesión de Enfermería en la Universidad Sari Mulia de Banjarmasin.