Exploring the Rescue Strategy for Cardiac Arrest in Makeshift (FangCang) Hospital Workers during the Pneumonia Outbreak Associated with COVID-19

Background: Beginning in Dec 2019, a novel coronavirus, designated SARS-CoV-2, has caused an international outbreak of respiratory illness termed COVID-19 The workers in the FangCang hospital have to work for more than 8 h and the work is high strength Furthermore, to protect health and prevent serious cross-infection, they need to wear isolation equipment when working in FangCang hospital These characteristics increase the risk of cardiac arrest (CA), which seriously endangers the lives of workers Methods: We participated in the rescue of the patient and workers at first-line in FangCang hospital, and sum-marized the rescue strategies for workers rescuing Results: Workers with CA were rescued in time according our guideline and showed zero dead in FangCang hospital Conclusion: This study establishes the strategy for the CA of workers including the establishment of an in-FangCang resuscitation team, the establishment of a dedicated rescue room, and the formulation of rescue measures and procedures for CA of workers in the FangCang hospital Therefore, we aimed to provide a strategy for the rescue of workers with CA in the FangCang hospital and share the success in rescuing with the world © 2020, Iranian Journal of Public Health All rights reserved