Castiglioni di Caronno Erica, La Torre Anna
RN, Nursing leadership and Management master's degree, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
RN, Self-Employed, MscN, MA in History, CNAI History Chapter). Corresponding author: E.mail:
Prof Inferm. 2020 Apr-Jun;73(2):75-80. doi: 10.7429/pi.2020.732075.
In this period of Covid19 pandemic, for historians to create parallels with previous experiences in similar contexts becomes almost instantaneous. The Spanish Flu, which our grandparents still remember, was a disease that in the course of history killed millions of people: it is thought that at least 25-30 million people died from it, in Italy estimates show about 600,000 deaths for Spanish flu. The city of Milan, in particular the Policlinico Ca' Granda, was overwhelmed by this disease. From September 1918 to April 1919, a total of 5,684 people suffering from Influenza were admitted to the hospital, of whom 4,198 recovered and 1,486 died. Between 1918 and 1919, administrative and organizational measures were imple- mented to deal with the situation. Initiatives were taken on the hygiene of the hospital environment and on the disinfection of the patients' linen; numerous instruments were purchased; new spaces were opened for the Spanish patients and rules and procedures were introduced regarding visits to the sick by the public. We should not forget the central role that nurses played during 1918 and 1919. As today, several colleagues were affected and died for this cause, but they were awarded prizes, gratifications and praise for the hard and dangerous work they did on a daily basis.
在新冠疫情期间，历史学家几乎能立刻将当下情形与以往类似背景下的经历进行类比。我们的祖父母仍记忆犹新的西班牙大流感，是一种在历史进程中夺走数百万人生命的疾病：据估计，至少有2500万至3000万人死于这场流感，在意大利，据估算约有60万人死于西班牙大流感。米兰市，尤其是卡·格兰达综合医院，被这场疾病压得喘不过气来。从1918年9月到1919年4月，共有5684名流感患者入院，其中4198人康复，1486人死亡。在1918年至1919年间，人们采取了行政和组织措施来应对这一情况。医院采取了医院环境卫生及患者床单消毒等举措；购置了大量器械；为感染西班牙大流感的患者开辟了新空间，并出台了公众探视病人的相关规定和程序。我们不应忘记护士在1918年至1919年期间所发挥的核心作用。和如今一样，当时有几位同事为此受到感染并献出了生命，但他们因日常从事的艰苦且危险的工作而获得了奖项、嘉奖和赞誉。
