Open AccessAssessment of the Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Trauma at AaBET Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Ayalew Zewdie,
Lielina Messele,
Yared Boru,
Tesfaye Abebe,
Salsawit Tesfaye,
Tsion Firew
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s364192
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , emergency medicine , emergency department , road traffic , interpersonal violence , retrospective cohort study , injury prevention , medical emergency , occupational safety and health , poison control , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry , pathology , transport engineering , engineering
A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019 that continues to pose major challenges to trauma care around the world. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of COVID-19 on the pattern of traumatic injuries and outcomes.