Open AccessProcesses for Trauma Care at Six Level I Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
L. A. Harwood,
Stephanie Jarvis,
Kristin Salottolo,
Diane Redmond,
Gina M. Berg,
Wendy Erickson,
Dana Spruell,
Shenequa Deas,
Paul Sharpe,
Amy Atnip,
David Cornutt,
Charles W. Mains,
David BarOr
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal for healthcare quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1945-1474
pISSN - 1062-2551
DOI - 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000285
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , trauma care , medicine , medical emergency , betacoronavirus , emergency medicine , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , disease
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, patient care guidelines were published and elective surgeries postponed. However, trauma admissions are not scheduled and cannot be postponed. There is a paucity of information available on continuing trauma care during the pandemic. The study purpose was to describe multicenter trauma care process changes made during the COVID-19 pandemic.