ArticleAfrican journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence2020
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.
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- What was the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on unintentional injuries, in Canada and globally? A scoping review investigating how lockdown measures impacted the global burden of unintentional injury.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of falls in older persons in the emergency department during the early Coronavirus-2019 pandemic and pre-pandemic periods.European geriatric medicine · 2023Article
- Changing patterns in the burden of paediatric injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Mozambique's central hospitals.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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- Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of lockdown policies during the COVID-19 outbreak on a trauma center of a tertiary hospital in China.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- The challenge of estimating the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 interventions - Toward an integrated economic and epidemiological approach.Economics and human biology · 2023Review
- Trends in Neurotrauma Epidemiology, Management, and Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kigali, Rwanda.Journal of neurotrauma · 2023Article
- Violence and sexual abuse rates before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: A prospective population-based study on Norwegian youth.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Article
- Comparison of ocular trauma between normalized and the COVID-19 epidemic periods in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Outcomes improvement despite continuous visits of severely injured patients during the COVID-19 outbreak: experience at a regional trauma centre in South Korea.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Early Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Burn Injuries, Admissions, and Care in a Statewide Burn Service.European burn journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe 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 Kwa-Zulu Natal.
methodsA retrospective cohort study of the triage register at Edendale Hospital Emergency Department was conducted, comparing all trauma presentations in the month of April 2020 with those from the preceding two years. The number of patients, mechanism of trauma and severity of illness were recorded and compared.
resultsA 47% reduction in the number of trauma cases was recorded for April 2020. The proportion of severe cases did not change. The categories showing a major decrease were motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian vehicle accidents, assault and gunshot wounds. The incidence of dog bite wounds and burns remained unchanged.
conclusionThis study shows that the burden of trauma presenting to the emergency department was decreased in the month of April 2020 by the regulations implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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