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Monkeypox scare: AIIMS Delhi issues guidelines to treat suspected patients.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi has issued new guidelines for managing patients with suspected Monkeypox (Mpox) symptoms.

According to a notification reported by ANI, the institute has outlined a standard operating procedure (SOP) to manage Monkeypox cases within its emergency department.

The World Health Organization, which recently declared Mpox a global health emergency, has indicated that it is not as novel as Covid-19, with existing knowledge about the virus and its control measures. Here are the SOPs issued by AIIMS for Mpox cases:

1. Patients presenting with fever, rash, or a history of contact with confirmed Monkeypox cases should be flagged for immediate evaluation.

2. Medical staff are instructed to identify key symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, and distinctive skin lesions.

3. Suspected patients should be promptly placed in a designated isolation area to reduce exposure to other patients and staff.

4. AIIMS has designated beds AB-7 no 33, 34, 35, and 36 for isolating Monkeypox patients.

5. These beds will be assigned based on the recommendation of the emergency chief medical officer and treated by the medicine department.

6. Officials from the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) should be contacted at 8745011784 upon identification of a suspected Monkeypox case.

7. The IDSP team should receive the patient's details, a brief history, clinical findings, and contact information.

8. Safdarjung Hospital has been designated for the management and treatment of Monkeypox patients. Suspected cases should be referred to Safdarjung Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

9. AIIMS has allocated a dedicated ambulance for transferring patients to Safdarjung Hospital. Emergency staff must notify the ambulance coordinator at 8929683898 to arrange the transfer.

10. Strict infection control measures must be observed for all patients. Staff are required to use personal protective equipment when handling suspected cases and to maintain thorough documentation of patient details, symptoms, and the referral process.

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