Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on an emergency medical service system: a population-based, descriptive study in Osaka, Japan.
Yusuke KatayamaKosuke KiyoharaTetsuhisa KitamuraSumito HayashidaTakeshi ShimazuPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2020)
We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the EMS system in Osaka City, Japan and found that, since April 2020, the EMS system in Osaka City has been facing difficulty in terms of hospital acceptance of patients transported to hospital for acute diseases.
Keyphrases
- emergency medical
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- emergency department
- adverse drug
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- drug induced
- respiratory failure
- patient reported outcomes
- hepatitis b virus
- aortic dissection
- electronic health record
- patient reported