Experience in deployment and functioning of aeromobile hospital of Emercom of Russia when eliminating the consequences of biosocial emergency situations (in a coronavirus outbreak area)

Abstract

Relevance. Based on the appeal of the Governor of the Murmansk region to the Operational Headquarters on preventing import and spread of a new coronavirus infection in Russia due to the aggravation of the epidemiological situation and in order to localize the spread of COVID-19, the Russian Emercom allocated forces and capabilities, including an airmobile hospital (AMH) and a temporary accommodation center, in the region. AMH was deployed at the industrial site of the Center for the construction of large-scale offshore facilities of NOVATEK-Murmansk LLC and subcontractors in Belokamenka village, where more than 10 thousand people worked and lived on a rotational basis.Intention. Summarize and analyze the experience of the AMH of Emercom of Russia under field conditions of an outbreak of the new coronavirus infection.Methodology. Daily reports on the activities of Emercom of Russia AMH were analyzed for the period from April 17, 2020 to June 12, 2020.Results and Discussion. Field camp deployment and functioning of Emercom of Russia AMH integrated into a regional medical and preventive institution are described. The data on admitted patients, scope and types of diagnostic tests are presented. It is shown that AMH as a separate outpatient diagnostic department of the Kolsky Central District Hospital should provide special and sanitary treatment, patient referrals and an algorithm of personnel activities, and also comply with antiepidemic measures. During the period of AMH activities in the field, 1678 shift workers got medical advice, 3086 diagnostic studies were carried out for shift workers and employees of the Emercom of Russia. COVID-19 was detected in 500 persons, including 328 cases of mild disease, 98 cases of moderate severity, and 74 severe cases, without case fatalities. The outbreak and spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection as an emergency in the subject of Russia and at the large industrial and construction site were brought under control.Conclusion. This experience will help improve the activities of the Emercom of Russia AMH under field conditions.