A smartphone-based online tool for prehospital self-triage of COVID-19.
Juan YuHan-Wen ZhangYuan-Kai ShaoYi LeiHuan ChenZu-Hui PuFan LinHua-Jian XuYu-Li WangChao LiangLi-Hong LiuXia-Jing LiuWei-Cai DaiPublished in: Chinese journal of academic radiology (2020)
The COVID-19 epidemic has swept across China and spread to other countries. The rapid spreading of COVID-19 and panic combined with the lack of a hierarchical medical system in China have resulted in a huge number of hospital visiting which are overwhelming local medical system and increasing the incidence of cross infection. To meliorate this situation, we adopted the management concept of the system of Tiered Diagnosis and Treatment and developed an online tool for self-triage based on the mostly used multi-purpose smartphone app Wechat in China. This online tool helps people perform self-triage so that they can decide whether to quarantine at home or visit hospital. This tool further provides instructions for home quarantine and help patients make an appointment online if hospital visiting suggested. This smartphone application can reduce the burden on hospitals without losing the truly COVID-19 patients and protect people from the danger of cross infection.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- emergency department
- social media
- health information
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- acute care
- chronic kidney disease
- adverse drug
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- optical coherence tomography
- quantum dots
- patient reported outcomes
- emergency medical