Abstract: The Radiology Department of our hospital, under this circumstance, received an instruction from the superior to start the emergency response. We established a three-leveled prevention and control team for emergency integrating physicians, nurses and medical technicians, who were then immediately offered training and tests on knowledge about the COVID-19 and relevant prevention and care skills. The Radiology Department was reasonably divided into different parts according to the level of protection. Besides, standard examination procedures and emergency plans were formulated, and sufficient follow-up to promote the protection management of staff and patients was implemented. The emergency team of the Radiology Department has played an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 through developing relatively comprehensive emergency plans and standard procedures for the prevention and control of hospital infections caused by the novel virus, which has not only increased the protection awareness and skills of the medical staff but also normalized their clinical operation and accelerated the speed of examinations. So far, no infection has been detected among the medical staff.

Key words: COVID-19; X-ray photography; computed tomography; nosocomial infection; risk prevention and control