Thermometer notice from scientific committee member

Training officer of the Ankara City Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinic, Ministry of Health Member of the Scientific Committee for Coronavirus Assoc. Dr. Afşin Emre Kayıpmaz recently spoke about the growing number of seriously ill patients. Scientific committee member Kayıpmaz said that with the arrival of the winter months, gatherings in enclosed areas have increased and that special attention should be paid to the rules indoors. It also proves that the temperature measurement systems used at the entrances of places such as shopping malls, cafes, various institutions and organizations are not reliable; He stressed that using the HES code instead of it would be healthier.

“THE CALIBRATION OF ALL THESE FIRE METERS MAY NOT BE ACCURATE”

Noting that high fever is one of the most prominent features of Covid-19 disease, as well as that some patients do not have a high fever or the fever may rise momentarily, the Scientific Committee member Assoc. Dr. does not go away, “Fever is really one of the most important characteristics of the disease, but some studies have shown that half of patients have a fever. These are studies conducted on large series of patients. Of course, the patient may not have a fever upon entering the mall. Since the weather is cold, the fever may be low. Even the calibration of all those thermometers may not be correct. In this case, it is much more helpful to determine if the person or guests entering the process are at risk by interrogating the HES code, rather than trying to detect a fever. In this way, I think that a method that appears to be of little benefit will be avoided and that healthy people who come there will be prevented from getting sick ”.

“ENTERTAINMENT PLACES CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT AT RISK”

Referring to the growing number of cases in Istanbul, scientific committee member Kayıpmaz said: “As you know, there is a mobility of around 20 million patients in Istanbul, it is the 14th largest city in the world and a city with a high population density. This density is even higher in some districts. The greater the crowd, the greater the risk of disease transmission. We are not just thinking about contagion in homes, here in residences. Domestic contamination is now at the forefront, but we also see that contamination is at a serious level in restaurants, canteens and entertainment venues. If it is eaten and drunk, the masks are removed, distances are not protected, the environment is crowded and the environment is not well ventilated , the disease is easily transmitted from person to person. As you know, the activities in these places ceased after 10 pm. Also here you can listen to loud music, live music and music can be accompanied born from music. People speak louder or shout because the music is loud. This creates a risky environment in terms of dispersal of viral particles, “he said.

“NO MORE CIRCLE; THE SICKNESS ENTERS THE DOOR”

Kayıpmaz stressed that he said the circle had narrowed before, but now there is no more circle left: “We said the circle had narrowed a few months ago. Now the circle is gone; disease entered the door. You cannot show a person who does not have a positive knowledge of Covid-19 with or without symptoms. We are talking about a virus that infects about 50 million people around the world. Now the disease is in the house. For this reason, we absolutely must follow precautions in our home, public transport, workplaces and business owners must take steps to prevent interpersonal transmission in these workplaces. “We can only cope with the disease in this way,” he said.

“WE NEED OUR TWO RULES OF RULES WITH MORE THAN 90 PER CENT EFFECTIVENESS”

Speaking of people on social media claiming that they have recovered from the disease or have reduced its effect with some non-medical methods, Kayıpmaz said: “As scientists, we have to decide based on the results of studies. This disease is not a simple disease. , as I showed you on the patient’s tomography. Yes, we should not create an atmosphere of fear and panic, but it is not possible not to take the disease seriously. I would like such alternative methods to be useful, but we must not treat our patients in the our hospital at this level, but unfortunately, in the studies conducted so far the effectiveness of such alternative methods has not been demonstrated. Not only this. Apart from that, the effectiveness of various foods, drinks and foods, even various preparations (drugs already ready) which are said to protect against Covid-19 sold on the Internet, has not been proven so far. Now, instead of looking for alternative solutions, we must apply two rules with an efficiency greater than 9 0%. One of them is the mask, the other is the physical distance between people. If we add to this avoiding the crowd and obeying the rules of cleanliness, we will already have serious protection ”.

“ESPECIALLY HAS AN INCREASE IN OUR HEAVY PATIENTS IN THE LAST PERIOD”

Kayıpmaz, who struggled closely with the Covid-19 virus in one of the largest emergency services in Europe and even the world, said: “The severity of the cases we saw in March continues the same way now. In other words, he has lost no power in terms of disease or lethality. Yes, the virus has some mutations, the virus has mutations to infect more people, but we don’t see a decrease in its lethal effect in the clinic. Especially recently, there has been an increase in our severe patients. This is the same for Ankara in general, when we look at the numbers, it is the same for our country as well. The increase in the number of severely ill patients can be reflected in service beds and intensive care beds after a certain period of time. Therefore, we must respect precautions so as not to get sick vulnerable groups at home, people with underlying diseases, the elderly. They also don’t have this disease, so the disease can be severe in them. So we shouldn’t get the simple disease. Because we see that the serious patients who come to us recently have increased ”.