No one has to ask us to shave our heads. "Yang Hang, a member of the medical team supporting Hubei at Hebei China Petroleum Central Hospital, said that at first, he used a razor to shave off the hair near his ears and neck. Because he was not a professional "TONY teacher" and couldn't see a mirror, the more he shaved. The more messy they were, the more they decided to shave their heads before entering the Jiang'an Fangcang Hospital.
The epidemic is a battlefield, and safety is the first priority. The purpose is to facilitate wearing protective clothing and reduce cross-infection. Because we are entering an isolation ward, we cannot be careless at all. This is a matter of life. We cut our hair very short to reduce possible risks. After we come out of the ward, it takes about an hour and a half to disinfect and shower. If the hair is long, the time will be longer due to the process of blow-drying and air-drying. After cutting the hair short, we will have more time. rest. You must know how important hair is to girls. No one will cut it unless they have to. "A medical staff who just got off the night shift at Leishenshan Hospital said.
"Among the 10 people, most of them have their long hair cut short. Nurse Yanling said that there is no need to shave your long hair, otherwise it will grow longer. If there is any stubble, it will become ragged and unsafe. "On February 18, 10 medical staff from Baoshihua Jilin Chemical Industry Hospital who supported the Rishen Fangcang Hospital had their long hair cut off in their rooms.
According to infection control requirements, contacts with confirmed cases For patients with COVID-19 cases, medical staff should protect themselves. Cutting hair is to reduce long hair. Exposing broken hair during work will increase the chance of infection. "Wearing protective clothing for 4 to 6 hours will cause sweating. Hair can also be very uncomfortable. "At the same time, cutting hair is also to make it easier to put on and take off protective clothing and save time.
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Of course, we are opposed to the tragic style of shaving our heads, and we are even more opposed to using it like this The publicity is to attract attention. As the People's Daily commented, more care and care are needed for the medical staff fighting on the front line, "to help solve practical difficulties and problems, and to ensure that life, safety, and humanistic care are in place."
We have learned that recently, Liaoning and other places have introduced relevant work measures based on local realities to further provide care, care and service guarantees for front-line medical staff and their families in the prevention and control of the new coronavirus epidemic, including professional titles Preferential treatment policies in assessment, children’s education, etc.