How a pandemic changes trauma: epidemiology and management of trauma admissions in the UK during COVID-19 lockdown

Introduction: On June 24 in the United Kingdom, there were 277,989 cases of COVID-19 and 39,369 deaths recorded. The government enforced a complete lockdown on March 23 that resulted in cessation of all elective admissions on 24th onward, with only acute trauma cases being admitted to hospital. This...

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Main Authors: Debashis Dass, Eamon Ramhamadany, Siddarth Govilkar, John-Henry Rhind, David Ford, Rohit Singh, Geraint Thomas, Paul Cool
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2021;volume=14;issue=2;spage=75;epage=79;aulast=Dass