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Portuguese hospital lets pets visit owners on the wards: test for paradigm shift

In northern and central Europe, pets are usually kept outside hospitals. Sao Joao's flexible model balances clinical benefits and safety, with no infections so far. "There is excessive fear," says the doctor who helped draft the rules.

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00:02Princess is making this trip for the second time in 15 days.
00:06She returns to the hospital for another visit with her owner, who has been hospitalized for three months.
00:27The diagnosis isn't final, but it's suspected that Antonio suffers from a rare blood disorder.
00:33He has trouble with his balance and walking. He's therefore undergoing rehabilitation.
00:38Being reunited with his dog is a real boost to his spirits.
00:42Parece que quero andar melhor e tudo.
00:45Parece que sendo mais força.
00:47Mais força, é. Nas pernas, é mesmo.
00:49Isto é o gosto que uma pessoa tem.
00:51Nós vemos sorrisos, vemos colaboração no tratamento, vemos um incentivo a sair do hospital.
00:58Se existe benefício demonstrado nas terapias assistidas por animais, então quando é o nosso animal ainda vai ter um benefício
01:07maior.
01:07To grant authorization, the responsible team assesses whether the visit is necessary.
01:12Other patients are also asked if they are comfortable with it.
01:16The patient's family must submit documentation proving that the animal poses no danger.
01:20The patient's family must be able to test that the animal has all the vaccines in the day,
01:28that it has the desparasitações in the day, and that it has a temperament that is compatible with a hospital
01:34visit.
01:34Se o animal vier visivelmente sujo, ou se estiver agressivo, obviamente cada visita é abortada logo.
01:44Situations like this are rarer in Northern and Central Europe.
01:47In those regions, the presence of pets is usually confined to isolated areas outside the hospital.
01:54Acho que há um receio excessivo de transmissão de zoonoses que na verdade não se corrobora nos estudos.
02:02Portugal está a seguir um protocolo mais flexível e leva os animais de estimação para o ambiente de internamento sem
02:08comprometer a segurança clínica.
02:10E há ainda diferenças em relação a países do sul da Europa como Itália, onde se avançou por impulso de
02:16decretos regionais.
02:17O São João não esperou pela força da lei e está a dar aos doentes um remédio suplementar e eficaz.
02:24O afeto dos fiéis para todos.
02:26João Azevedo, Euronews, Porto.

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