The impending storm: COVID-19, pandemics and our overwhelmed emergency departments

Disaster preparedness was a significant concern and the report noted that most city hospitals were operating at or near capacity and even a multiple car crash would create havoc in most of these EDs [2]. In 2017, a National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care survey reported ED patient visits reached o...

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Published in:	The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 1293 - 1294
Main Author:	Mareiniss, Darren P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-06-2020 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Coronaviruses COVID-19 Emergency medical care Emergency preparedness Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration Health care Health Resources - supply & distribution Humans Medical personnel Mortality Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral SARS-CoV-2 Surge Capacity United States > US China
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Summary:	Disaster preparedness was a significant concern and the report noted that most city hospitals were operating at or near capacity and even a multiple car crash would create havoc in most of these EDs [2]. In 2017, a National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care survey reported ED patient visits reached over 138 million in that year [3]. [...]during the SARS epidemic, healthcare workers were disproportionately affected [14].
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ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2020.03.033