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People with a migration background are most affected by Covid-19 in Austria, says intensive care physician Burkhard Gustorff of the Ottakring Clinic. Partly because the government can’t get hold of them. Therefore, it advocates a communication strategy geared towards target groups.
“In my opinion, government ordinances are received very differently within society,” says Burkhard Gustorff, Head of the Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine at the Ottakring Clinic (formerly Wilhelminenspital), therefore they should new approaches be pursued: new communication strategies that target specific groups in society and, for example, involve social workers. ”In this way, more people with a migratory background could be aware of the dangers of a coronavirus infection. He attributes the fact that migrants represent around 60 per cent of intensive care patients to two other factors: “On the one hand, the wave of travelers returning from highly affected risk areas such as the Balkans and Turkey, countries in those who, for example, canceled family celebrations were rescheduled; and on the other hand, possibly narrow living conditions, which favor the rapid spread of the virus ”. Burkhard Gustorff in an interview.
He has been treating severe to life-threatening Covid-19 courses at the Ottakring Clinic for months. How would you describe the typical ICU patient?
Burkhard Gustorff: The typical ICU patient is between the ages of 50 and 70, 60 percent is male, and has one of the known risk factors that can contribute to the severe course of this disease.
In fact?
Obesity, existing kidney disease or weakness, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease. What we also observe from the beginning is a relatively high proportion of people with a migratory background, with the problem of language barriers in contact with them.
Don’t I assume you’re talking about a German immigration record?
