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Impact of societal restrictions and lockdown on trauma admissions during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: a single‐centre cross‐sectional observational study
Author(s) -
Jacob Susan,
Mwagiru Derek,
Thakur Ishaan,
Moghadam Alireza,
Oh Thomas,
Hsu Jeremy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16307
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , observational study , pandemic , emergency medicine , injury prevention , psychological intervention , demography , poison control , occupational safety and health , emergency department , psychiatry , disease , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Mean monthly trauma admissions for March/April by year: We aimed to evaluate the impact of societal restrictions and lockdown on trauma admissions during the coronavirus pandemic. There was a decreased number of minor trauma admissions; however the number of major traumas and in‐hospital interventions required was unchanged. There was a decrease in trauma admissions from road traffic collisions and falls, but the number of admissions due to assault and self‐harm was unchanged.