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Impact of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on number of patients and patterns of injuries at a level I trauma center.

Arastoo NiaDomenik PoppCornelia DiendorferSebastian ApprichAlexandru MunteanuStefan HajduHarald Kurt Widhalm
Published in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2021)
Despite the reduction in total number of patients, trauma departments should continue to provide adequate service during lockdown considering that severe injuries showed no change. Conditions such as breakdown of social networks and limited access to mental health care and support might account for the significant rise in hospital admissions due to suicides. We recommend that more attention and effort should be made to prevent this excess of suicide deaths.
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