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Communication in the Time of COVID-19

The ideal way to make a connection with patients and their families is well studied. Despite these prescriptive measures, communication in emergency medicine is never easy. This past year and a half with restrictions imposed by coronavirus, all levels of communication have been made more difficult....

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Autor principal: Chekijian, Sharon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8346334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34551877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.065
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Sumario:The ideal way to make a connection with patients and their families is well studied. Despite these prescriptive measures, communication in emergency medicine is never easy. This past year and a half with restrictions imposed by coronavirus, all levels of communication have been made more difficult. This humanities in medicine essay uses patient examples to illustrate the challenges and pitfalls encountered when family and friends are no longer able to participate in history taking.