Open AccessImpact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on the Routine Emergency Services in a Tertiary Hospital, China: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Liang Li,
Zhuo Zhang,
Ping Li,
ShanShan Weng,
Hu Nie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
disaster medicine and public health preparedness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.492
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1938-744X
pISSN - 1935-7893
DOI - 10.1017/dmp.2021.287
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , pandemic , triage , emergency department , emergency medicine , covid-19 , cohort , medical emergency , pediatrics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry
The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous challenges to the medical system. The government and hospitals have taken robust measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus. Its impact on routine medical services is gradually being taken seriously.