Calculation of Appropriate Minimum Size of Isolation Rooms based on Questionnaire Survey of Experts and Analysis on Conditions of Isolation Room Use

2nd International Conference on Measurement Instrumentation and Electronics

物理学;无线电电子学

Won, An-Na^1 ; Song, Hae-Eun^2 ; Yang, Young-Kwon^3 ; Park, Jin-Chul^3 ; Hwang, Jung-Ha^1

School of Architecture, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of^1

School of Architectural Civil, Environmental and Energy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of^2

Department of Architecture, Chungang University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of^3

关键词: Construction plan;    Floor areas;    Major axis;    Medical institutions;    Middle East;    Personal protective equipment;    Questionnaire surveys;    Response capability;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/870/1/012025/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/870/1/012025

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

After the outbreak of the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic, issues were raised regarding response capabilities of medical institutions, including the lack of isolation rooms at hospitals. Since then, the government of Korea has been revising regulations to enforce medical laws in order to expand the operation of isolation rooms and to strengthen standards regarding their mandatory installation at hospitals. Among general and tertiary hospitals in Korea, a total of 159 are estimated to be required to install isolation rooms to meet minimum standards. For the purpose of contributing to hospital construction plans in the future, this study conducted a questionnaire survey of experts and analysed the environment and devices necessary in isolation rooms, to determine their appropriate minimum size to treat patients. The result of the analysis is as follows: First, isolation rooms at hospitals are required to have a minimum 3,300mm minor axis and a minimum 5,000mm major axis for the isolation room itself, and a minimum 1,800mm minor axis for the antechamber where personal protective equipment is donned and removed. Second, the 15 -or-larger standard for the floor area of isolation rooms will have to be reviewed and standards for the minimum width of isolation rooms will have to be established.