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How has Covid-19 pandemic affected crowded emergency services?

Nazli Gormeli KurtCelal Gunes
Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)
Measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection have caused a significant drop in emergency service admissions. We are of the opinion that this will lead to an increase in deaths occurring at home, and we will soon encounter patients with worse prognosis and overcrowded emergency services. We are in opinion that the public awareness about emergency conditions requiring emergency service admission should be heightened alongside of the "stay home" calls. As: "In order to reduce morbidity and mortality from non-covid-19 conditions, we call for heightened public awareness on other emergency and urgent symptoms, which should prompt urgent attendance to medical services."
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • public health
  • mental health
  • primary care
  • coronavirus disease
  • emergency medical
  • physical activity
  • sleep quality