Safeguarding children from coronavirus disease 2019: Practices of nuclear medicine units in Singapore
Author(s) -
Lenith Tai Jit Cheng,
Wee Ming Peh,
Winnie WingChuen Lam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
proceedings of singapore healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2059-2329
pISSN - 2010-1058
DOI - 10.1177/2010105820930725
Subject(s) - safeguarding , outbreak , public health , pandemic , health care , medicine , medical emergency , covid-19 , disease , environmental health , business , family medicine , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economic growth , virology , pathology , economics
The coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak has been designated a public-health emergency in major cities around the globe. Major health-care institutions are scrambling to implement effective infection control measures to ensure the safety of patients and visitors while minimising disruptions to the provision of quality health care. We describe the measures taken by the nuclear medicine units in the major health-care institutions within Singapore to ensure optimal delivery of care to our paediatric patients and their caregivers.
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