How to keep patients and staff safe from accidental SARS-CoV-2 exposure in the emergency room: Lessons from South Korea's explosive COVID-19 outbreak.
Yun Jeong KimJae Young ChoeKi Tae KwonSoyoon HwangGyu-Seog ChoiJin Ho SohnJong Kun KimIn Hwan YeoYeon Joo ChoJi Yeon HamKyung Eun SongNan Young LeePublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
Problematic accidental exposure and nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 can be successfully prevented through active isolation and surveillance policies and comprehensive PPE use despite longer ER stays and the presence of more severely ill patients during a severe COVID-19 outbreak.