China holds a large plague drill

Wuhan City, large-scale importation of plague emergency drill

http://news.QQ.com 2008/11/21/18:40

Wuhan BEIJING, Nov. 21
Xinhua (Yi Qi Ping Xu Jingdong) under the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Railways and the Hubei Provincial Government's request by the People's Government of Wuhan City, Hubei Province Health Department, Wuhan Railway Bureau co-hosted by the Wuhan Municipal People's Government Office of Emergency , Wuhan City Health Department contractor, code-named "Healthy Jiangcheng 2008" in Hubei Province and Wuhan City imported plague emergency drill on November 21 in the afternoon to be held in Wuhan Liufang railway station.

The background of the exercise is that "Western Xia" bound "coastal" on the train, one of the "Western Xia City," the Wuhan Tourism passengers were diagnosed as "suspected plague." On the way back to Wuhan in the incidence, the plague epidemic of infectious diseases enter the city, along with the lead to a greater public health emergencies.

Wuhan City People's Government to start contingency plan for plague and public health emergency response Ⅲ level, health organizations, railways, public security, armed police, traffic, environmental protection, and joint action, the train soon arrived and the train arrived in Wuhan on the way, to carry out emergency work To take part in more than 20 units, more than 300 officers took part, more than 40 vehicles participating in the exercise of Taiwan.

Reporters at the scene saw drill, drill site in order to simulate actual combat scenes with the combination of a full use of modern communication technology, video technology, network integration, such as technology, to show the epidemic, with cases to verify the report, emergency response, site Disposal of medical treatment, supervision and monitoring and verification of the epidemic, Liu Yan observation of close contacts, information, such as dealing with the aftermath of the whole process. In accordance with the exercise program, the whole process lasted 1 hour 15 minutes to carry out an orderly.

It is understood that the plague (Pestis) is caused by Yersinia pestis by the natural focus of infectious diseases, also known as the Black Death. The main clinical manifestations as high fever, lymph node swelling and pain, bleeding tendency, lung inflammation, such as special. China is the plague of the first Group A included in the statutory management of infectious diseases, international health and quarantine of infectious diseases one of the potent. Since the 1990s, began to plague the world's active. China also plague epidemic on the rise, and as the traffic is advancing at an increase of long-distance spread of plague.

Hubei Provincial Health Department, since the founding of New China, Hubei has not taken place between human and animal plague epidemic of plague, bubonic plague prevention and control work is still faced with a more severe situation. In the event of imported plague epidemic, how the effective implementation of the emergency to prevent the occurrence and spread of the epidemic, to minimize the harm caused by the disease, is an important and urgent issue.

In order to effectively prevent and quickly respond to a possible input of the plague epidemic, and further testing of Hubei Province, Wuhan City public health emergency contingency plans and contingency plans for plague prevention and control of the completeness and maneuverability, improve health and health administrators Emergency professionals to deal with emergencies level of the Wuhan Municipal People's Government organizations in the importation of plague prevention and control of the emergency drill.