Öz
Frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) play the most essential role, especially since the Covid-19 breakout, providing care for patients all over the world. In the context of Covid-19, thousands of healthcare workers were infected and hundreds of them have died.
Since there is no systematic reporting system of infected healthcare workers, it is difficult to track down current and accurate data. While national reports help to understand the severity of the infection among HCW, yet global data is lacking. Therefore we aimed to gather nationwide information regarding HCW infections.
After a collective search through international resources, we gathered a count of 708 deaths among HCWs until April 27, 2020, which represents 0.35% of total global deaths. Among those 708 deaths, 365 (51.5%) of them were doctors and 126 (17.79%) were nurses (Table 1).9 The mean age of the HCWs was 58. Total of 52 countries were recorded. Highest number of deaths was recorded in Italy (153), which is followed by United States of America (USA) (135), Iran (84), England (70) and Turkey (26). With respect to their heroic efforts, we aimed to gather and report these 708 fighters who have given their lives saving others throughout the globe.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- 1. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200411-sitrep-82-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=74a5d15_2 /24.04.2020
- 2. National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. Transcript of the press conference of the China-WHO Joint Expert Investigation Team on Covid-19 on February 25, 2020. (In Chinese) (http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/fkdt/202002/1575db9286f943f4aa00d9e24e9ed0ba.shtml) / 28.04.2020
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- 4. Integrated surveillance of COVID-19 in Italy: 10 April 2020. https://www.epicentro.iss.it/en/coronavirus/bollettino/Infografica_10aprile%20ENG.pdf
- 5. https://portale.fnomceo.it/struttura-e-organizzazione/ /28.04.2020
- 6. Türkiye’de COVID-19 Tanısı Almış Sağlık Çalışanlarının Sayısı Artıyor. https://www.ttb.org.tr/kollar/userfiles/files/ttbcovid-saglik-calisanlari_-EN-SON.pdf /27.04.2020
- 7. Liu J, Ouyang L, Guo P, et al. Epidemiological, Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Medical Staff Infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A Retrospective Case Series Analysis. medRxiv. 2020:2020.03.09.20033118. doi: 10.1101/2020.03.09.20033118.
- 8. McMichael TM, Currie DW, Clark S, et al. Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington. New England Journal of Medicine. 2020doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2005412.
- 9. In Memoriam: Healthcare Workers Who Have Died of COVID-19 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927976#vp_1 /28.04.2020
- 10. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200427-sitrep-98-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=90323472_4 /29.04.2020
Öz
Özellikle Covid-19 pandemisi başlangıcından beri, tüm dünyada ön saflarda yer alan ve hastalara sağlık hizmeti sağlayan sağlık çalışanları, bu krizde en önemli rolü oynamaktalar. Covid-19 enfeksiyonu nedeniyle binlerce sağlık çalışanı enfekte olurken, yüzlercesi de hayatını kaybetmiştir. Enfekte sağlık
çalışanlarının sayısı ve durumu ile ilgili sistematik bir veri tabanı
olmadığından, doğru ve yeterli bilgiye ulaşmak oldukça güçtür. Ulusal raporlar
sağlık çalışanlarında görülen enfeksiyonun ciddiyetini anlamamızda yardımcı
olsa da, küresel anlamda veriler yetersizdir. Bu nedenle enfekte sağlık
çalışanları ile ilgili dünya çapında bilgi toplamayı hedefledik. Uluslararası
kaynaklar birleştirilerek elde edilen verilere göre, 27 Nisan 2020 tarihine
kadar 708 sağlık çalışanının Covid-19 nedeniyle hayatını kaybettiği saptandı.
Hayatını kaybeden 708 sağlık çalışanının 365’i (%51.5) doktor, 126’sı (%17.9) hemşire idi. Hayatını kaybeden sağlık çalışanlarının ortalama yaşı 58 olarak saptandı. Toplam 52 ülkeden
veriler alındı. En yüksek mortalite sayısı İtalya'da (153) iken, bunu Amerika
Birleşik Devletleri (135), İran (84), İngiltere (84) ve Türkiye (26) takip
etti. Bu kahramanca çabalarına saygıyla, başkalarını kurtarmaya çalışırken
hayatını kaybeden 708 savaşçı ile ilgili veri toplamaya ve sunmaya çalıştık.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- 1. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200411-sitrep-82-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=74a5d15_2 /24.04.2020
- 2. National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. Transcript of the press conference of the China-WHO Joint Expert Investigation Team on Covid-19 on February 25, 2020. (In Chinese) (http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/fkdt/202002/1575db9286f943f4aa00d9e24e9ed0ba.shtml) / 28.04.2020
- 3. National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. Decision of awarding outstanding groups and individuals in the National Health System for excellent work in the prevention and control of Covid-19. March 5, 2020. (In Chinese) (http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/zhengcwj/202003/28cc60d7e33b4dc7bd77af485fab1a58.shtml. opens in new tab). /27.04.2020
- 4. Integrated surveillance of COVID-19 in Italy: 10 April 2020. https://www.epicentro.iss.it/en/coronavirus/bollettino/Infografica_10aprile%20ENG.pdf
- 5. https://portale.fnomceo.it/struttura-e-organizzazione/ /28.04.2020
- 6. Türkiye’de COVID-19 Tanısı Almış Sağlık Çalışanlarının Sayısı Artıyor. https://www.ttb.org.tr/kollar/userfiles/files/ttbcovid-saglik-calisanlari_-EN-SON.pdf /27.04.2020
- 7. Liu J, Ouyang L, Guo P, et al. Epidemiological, Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Medical Staff Infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A Retrospective Case Series Analysis. medRxiv. 2020:2020.03.09.20033118. doi: 10.1101/2020.03.09.20033118.
- 8. McMichael TM, Currie DW, Clark S, et al. Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington. New England Journal of Medicine. 2020doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2005412.
- 9. In Memoriam: Healthcare Workers Who Have Died of COVID-19 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927976#vp_1 /28.04.2020
- 10. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200427-sitrep-98-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=90323472_4 /29.04.2020
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
| Bölüm | EDTÖRE MEKTUP |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 20 Mart 2020 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 12 Mayıs 2020 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Sayı: Special Issue on COVID 19 |
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