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Containing COVID‐19 in the Emergency Department: The Role of Improved Case Detection and Segregation of Suspect Cases

2020; Wiley; Volume: 27; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/acem.13984

ISSN

1553-2712

Autores

Liang En Wee, Tzay‐Ping Fua, Ying Ying Chua, Andrew Fu Wah Ho, Xiang Ying Jean Sim, Edwin Philip Conceicao, Indumathi Venkatachalam, Kenneth Boon Kiat Tan, Ban Hock Tan,

Tópico(s)

Disaster Response and Management

Resumo

Patients with COVID-19 may present with respiratory syndromes indistinguishable from common viruses. This poses a challenge for early detection during triage in the emergency department (ED). Over a 3-month period, our ED aimed to minimize nosocomial transmission by using broader suspect case criteria for better detection and using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers (HCWs).

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