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題 名 | 2020年臺灣首例嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎(COVID-19)死亡個案遺體處理報告=Managing The First Body of Deceased COVID-19 Patient in Taiwan, 2020 |
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作 者 | 蔡婉宣; 林杜凌; 賴珮芳; 柯靜芬; 劉碧隆; 王功錦; | 書刊名 | 疫情報導 |
卷 期 | 38:3 2022.02.15[民111.02.15] |
頁 次 | 頁25-29 |
分類號 | 412.42 |
關鍵詞 | 嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎; 遺體處理; COVID-19; Handling of deceased bodies; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
中文摘要 | 2020年2月15日一名於2月3日通報流感併發重症個案,經疾病管制署昆陽實驗室回溯檢驗severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)病毒檢驗RT-PCR(Reverse Transcriptase PCR, RT-PCR)陽性,疾病管制署立即派員進行疫情調查及督導院內感染管制。惟個案因病況不佳於當日死亡,成為臺灣首例嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎死亡個案。由於嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎為傳染病防治法定第五類傳染病,本次遺體處理過程,均依法定規範,相關人員著適當防護裝備、以雙層屍袋包覆遺體、及時完成環境清消,並以火化處理遺體。在遺體處理過程顯示,送葬文化傳統與傳染病防治之間存在衝突,政府衛生部門扮演重要居中協調角色。而禮儀社人員因遺體密切接觸,建議可就個人防護穿戴、遺體處理流程確實規範並加強演練,以保障其職業健康與安全。 |
英文摘要 | Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) retrospectively tested the cases who were reported as severe complicated influenza from Jan 31 to Feb 15, 2020. A patient who died on the same day was diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In responding to the first deceased with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Taiwan CDC investigated the case and supervised infection control. According to the Communicable Disease Control Act, Taiwan CDC classified COVID-19 as a Category 5 communicable disease on Jan 15, 2020. The deceased bodies should be double-bagged and cremated. Health care workers or mortuary staff handling the body should wear personal protective equipment (PPE), including high filtration masks, gloves, and gowns. The environment should be cleaned and disinfected immediately after transporting the bodies. The procedures to handle the dead body shows the confliction between religious or cultural practices and the prevention of infectious diseases. The local health bureau plays an important role in communication with the family. When handling the deceased bodies, there might be a risk to contract the disease. We recommend mortuary staff practicing for putting on and taking off PPE and staff should be familiar with the standard operating procedures. |
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