Open AccessEarly comprehensive testing for COVID-19 is essential to protect trauma centers
Author(s) -
Parker Hu,
Jan O. Jansen,
Rindi Uhlich,
Jonathan Black,
Virginia Pierce,
James Q. Hwang,
D. Marc Northern,
Shan W. Stephens,
Rachael A Lee,
Rondi B. Gelbard,
John B. Holcomb,
Jeffrey D. Kerby,
Daniel Cox
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000002870
Subject(s) - covid-19 , virology , medicine , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic presents a threat to health care systems worldwide. Trauma centers may be uniquely impacted, given the need for rapid invasive interventions in severely injured and the growing incidence of community infection. We discuss the impact that SARS-CoV-2 has had in our trauma center and our steps to limit the potential exposures.