Preparedness, Adaptation, and Innovation: Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Decentralized, Quaternary Care Department of Emergency Medicine

The COVID-19 pandemic has required healthcare systems to be creative and adaptable in response to an unprecedented crisis. Below we describe how we prepared for and adapted to this pandemic at our decentralized, quaternary-care department of emergency medicine, with specific recommendations from our...

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Autores principales: Yaffee, Anna Q., Peacock, Elizabeth, Seitz, Roslyn, Hughes, George, Haun, Philip, Ross, Michael, Moran, Tim P., Pendley, Andrew, Terry, Nataisia, Wright, David W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2020
Materias:
Endemic Infections
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7673894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33052812
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.8.48624
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Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic has required healthcare systems to be creative and adaptable in response to an unprecedented crisis. Below we describe how we prepared for and adapted to this pandemic at our decentralized, quaternary-care department of emergency medicine, with specific recommendations from our experience. We discuss our longstanding history of institutional preparedness, as well as adaptations in triage, staffing, workflow, and communications. We also discuss innovation through working with industry on solutions in personal protective equipment, as well as telemedicine and methods for improving morale. These preparedness and response solutions and recommendations may be useful moving forward as we transition between response and recovery in this pandemic as well as future pandemics.

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