Impact of lockdown measures implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic on the burden of trauma presentations to a regional emergency department in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented nationwide regulations aimed primarily at slowing the spread of the virus. The objective of this study was to describe the effect of these regulations on the number and severity of trauma presentations to a regional emergency department in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Morris, Megan Rogers, Nicole Kissmer, Anzanne Du Preez, Nicholas Dufourq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300586