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MDA teams took samples from 942 people who are quarantined; yesterday, more than 200 additional senior medics in MDA were trained to take samples.
MDA teams took samples from 942 people who are quarantined; yesterday, more than 200 additional senior medics in MDA were trained to take samples.
Yesterday, MDA stations throughout the country held training sessions on how to treat patients, and take samples of those who are suspected of contracting the #Coronavirus.
They practiced taking samples from the patient while wearing full anti-contamination suits, and they have joined the 200 paramedics who have already started to carry out the testing last week.
Since the opening of the hotline of Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health, medics and paramedics have responded to approximately 12,000 calls from citizens regarding the #Coronavirus, of which approximately 3,000 have been sent forward for further assessment and #treatment.
A MDA paramedic has been sent to each of the 942 patients who are in isolation and suffering from symptoms, who took a sample in order to check the #coronavirus's presence in their bodies.
Anyone who, according to the Ministry of Health's guidelines, is required to be quarantined, and who has symptoms such as fever, cough, or other respiratory symptoms, should call the MDA 101 Emergency Dispatch Center.
The #medics and #paramedics at the hotline will join the call with a physician who decides whether or not to consult with the district physician, and how to move forward with medical care.
According to the symptoms, a decision is made whether or not to send a paramedic or senior medic to the patients' home, where they will be examined and have a sample taken, without evacuating them to the hospital at this time.
The samples are then sent forward to the laboratory, where they will be tested in order to rule out the presence of the Coronavirus in their body. If necessary, an ambulance is sent to transport the patient to the hospital under special isolation conditions.
