Decrease in Trauma Admissions with COVID-19 Pandemic

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Authors

Tovy Camine · Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Adam Rembisz · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rebecca Barron · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Carey Baldwin · Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Mark Kromer · Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic's burden of disease correlated with a significant decrease in trauma admissions, with MVCs experiencing a larger decrease than non-MVCs.

Topics & Keywords

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Abdominal Trauma and Injuries

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume 21, Issue 4, pp. 819-822

DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47780

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