Emergency departments and the COVID-19 pandemic: making the most of limited resources

Dear Editor, The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will stretch hospital resources all over the world. EDs in high-income countries are not immune, but those in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are likely to be impacted more significantly. Emerging data speak to overwhelming...

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Published in:Emergency Medicine Journal 2020-05, Vol.37 (5), p.258-259
Main Authors: Mitchell, Rob, Banks, Colin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australasia - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital
Guidelines as Topic
Health Care Rationing
Hospitals
Humans
Medicine
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - therapy
PostScript
Surge Capacity
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Summary:Dear Editor, The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will stretch hospital resources all over the world. EDs in high-income countries are not immune, but those in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are likely to be impacted more significantly. Emerging data speak to overwhelming demands for care and widespread disruption of hospital functioning.1 In order to support colleagues in resource-limited settings, the Australasian College from Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has developed a free guide for emergency care (EC) clinicians in LMICs preparing for a surge of patients with …
ISSN:1472-0205
1472-0213
DOI:10.1136/emermed-2020-209660