Open AccessEmergency department response to coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak with a fever screening station and “graded approach” for isolation and testing
Author(s) -
Jei Wen Chang,
You-Hsu Chen,
Min-Chieh Lin,
Yijing Li,
TehFu Hsu,
Hsien-Hao Huang,
David Hung-Tsang Yen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000420
Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , isolation (microbiology) , emergency department , covid-19 , coronavirus , pandemic , virology , medical emergency , disease , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , bioinformatics , psychiatry , biology
Ever since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, it has had a devastating effect on the world through exponential case growth and death tolls in at least 146 countries. Rapid response and timely modifications in the emergency department (ED) for infection control are paramount to maintaining basic medical services and preventing the spread of COVID-19. This study presents the unique measure of combining a fever screening station (FSS) and graded approach to isolation and testing in a Taiwanese medical center.