In the vast primary healthcare areas in China, medical resources are relatively scarce. However, medical cabinets serve as a solid backbone, providing indispensable support for the stable operation of primary healthcare services and helping to protect the health of local people.
The medicine reserve cabinet in township health centers is the “base camp” for medications. Due to the inconvenient transportation in primary areas, the drug delivery cycle is relatively long. Therefore, the medicine reserve cabinet must have a large capacity to ensure an adequate supply of commonly used medications. It stores a large number of daily medications such as cold medicines, antipyretics, and anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as basic drugs for treating common chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. To cope with public health emergencies, a certain amount of space is reserved for storing epidemic prevention supplies, such as masks and disinfectants. The medicine reserve cabinet is made of durable materials, which are moisture-proof and insect-proof to ensure the quality of medications. At the same time, the staff of the health center regularly take inventory of the medications and promptly remove expired ones to ensure the safety of patients' medications.
In village clinics, the simple medical instrument cabinet plays an important role. The cabinet contains basic diagnostic instruments such as stethoscopes, sphygmomanometers, and thermometers. Although they look plain, these instruments are “good helpers” for village doctors to understand the physical conditions of villagers. Village doctors rely on these simple instruments to conduct preliminary physical examinations on villagers, judge the severity of their illnesses, and give corresponding treatment or referral suggestions in a timely manner. The medical instrument cabinet also has special cleaning and disinfection areas. After each use of the instruments, doctors will carefully clean and disinfect them and put them back in place, preparing for the next diagnosis.
The medical cabinets in primary healthcare are not only practical but also cost-effective. Most of them are custom-produced by local manufacturers according to actual needs, with affordable prices and convenient maintenance. With the continuous investment of the state in primary healthcare, the configuration of medical cabinets is constantly optimized, and their functions are increasingly improved, contributing to the improvement of primary healthcare service levels, narrowing the urban-rural healthcare gap, and bringing health benefits to more primary-level people.<p>
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