Containing COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: The Role of Improved Case Detection and Segregation of Suspect Cases.

Liang En Ian WeeTzay-Ping FuaYing Y ChuaAndrew F W HoXiang Y J SimEdwin P ConceicaoIndumathi VenkatachalamKenneth B-K TanBan H Tan

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)

Frontline physicians need to be given leeway to decide on the disposition of cases based on clinical suspicion during an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. If a broader criterion is used at ED triage, ED facilities and isolation facilities need to be readied to accommodate a surge of suspect cases. Usage of appropriate PPE is essential in minimizing nosocomial transmission.

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