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Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States
India and the United States have both witnessed a high burden of COVID-19 infections since the pandemic was declared in early 2020. However, the COVID-19 restrictions have met with mixed responses in India and the US. Despite recommendations to continue social isolation and personal hygiene measures...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8690280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103197 |
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author | Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Muzna Chohan, Farah A. Stringfellow, Claire Jain, Esha Hange, Namrata Loh, Hanyou Felix, Miguel Cherrez-Ojeda, Ivan |
author_facet | Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Muzna Chohan, Farah A. Stringfellow, Claire Jain, Esha Hange, Namrata Loh, Hanyou Felix, Miguel Cherrez-Ojeda, Ivan |
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description | India and the United States have both witnessed a high burden of COVID-19 infections since the pandemic was declared in early 2020. However, the COVID-19 restrictions have met with mixed responses in India and the US. Despite recommendations to continue social isolation and personal hygiene measures, India has not been able to curb the rise in daily cases. Our findings demonstrate the difference in the manner by which India and the US differ in their emergency handling of patients. We conducted a thorough review of the existing protocols and data concerning emergency responses in India and the US. The triage and care of suspected COVID-19 positive patients is different across India and the US. We find that there is a shortage of oxygenation, vaccination and other essential supplies in India. Further, the US is able to triage patients through telemedicine and EMS before suspected COVID-19 patients arrive, which is less prevalent in India. Our study identifies the importance of the emergency department (ED) as a critical contributor to the prevention and care of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients. Hospitals in India have been struggling to accommodate a huge influx of patients during its second wave with the ED playing a key link in their COVID-19 response. |
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spelling | pubmed-86902802021-12-21 Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Muzna Chohan, Farah A. Stringfellow, Claire Jain, Esha Hange, Namrata Loh, Hanyou Felix, Miguel Cherrez-Ojeda, Ivan Ann Med Surg (Lond) Review India and the United States have both witnessed a high burden of COVID-19 infections since the pandemic was declared in early 2020. However, the COVID-19 restrictions have met with mixed responses in India and the US. Despite recommendations to continue social isolation and personal hygiene measures, India has not been able to curb the rise in daily cases. Our findings demonstrate the difference in the manner by which India and the US differ in their emergency handling of patients. We conducted a thorough review of the existing protocols and data concerning emergency responses in India and the US. The triage and care of suspected COVID-19 positive patients is different across India and the US. We find that there is a shortage of oxygenation, vaccination and other essential supplies in India. Further, the US is able to triage patients through telemedicine and EMS before suspected COVID-19 patients arrive, which is less prevalent in India. Our study identifies the importance of the emergency department (ED) as a critical contributor to the prevention and care of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients. Hospitals in India have been struggling to accommodate a huge influx of patients during its second wave with the ED playing a key link in their COVID-19 response. Elsevier 2021-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8690280/ /pubmed/34956642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103197 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Muzna Chohan, Farah A. Stringfellow, Claire Jain, Esha Hange, Namrata Loh, Hanyou Felix, Miguel Cherrez-Ojeda, Ivan Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States |
title | Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States |
title_full | Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States |
title_fullStr | Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States |
title_full_unstemmed | Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States |
title_short | Lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of India and the United States |
title_sort | lessons learnt from emergency medicine services during the covid-19 pandemic: a case study of india and the united states |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8690280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103197 |
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