Trauma center activity and surge response during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic-the Philadelphia story
Trauma center activity and surge response during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic-the Philadelphia story
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DOI:
10.1097/ta.0000000000002859
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发表时间:
2020-10-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Cannon, Jeremy W.
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作者:
Qasim, Zaffer;Sjoholm, Lars O.;Cannon, Jeremy W.
The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed all facets of healthcare delivery. Trauma centers serve as regional resource sites for high-acuity patients; so careful planning is required to maintain access to trauma care during an infectious pandemic. Guidance from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) provides a general framework for the pandemic response, but these precepts must be contextualized to local and regional factors. The Level I trauma centers in Philadelphia collaborated to implement this guidance and to share insights throughout the early phase of the pandemic. For this report, we examined the volume, acuity, and mechanisms of presenting trauma patients and the number and acuity of COVID-19 admissions during the pandemic. We also assessed the geospatial relationship between firearm incidents and COVID-19 case density. Finally, we collated the collaborative measures taken to maintain trauma access and team safety and evaluated the effect of these measures.