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- The study aimed to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 state of emergency on visits to a traumatology emergency department, focusing on both the quantity and severity of cases.
- During the emergency period from March 14 to April 13, 2020, there was a significant drop in total visits, from an average of 3,212 in the previous two years to just 445 in 2020, along with an increase in serious cases (triage levels 1-3).
- The findings indicate that while overall visits decreased, the proportion of major injuries increased, suggesting patients with severe injuries were more likely to seek treatment during the pandemic.
Article Abstract
Aims: To assess the impact of the declaration of the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of visits to a traumatology emergency department (ED), and on their severity.
Methods: Retrospective observational study. All visits to a traumatology ED were recorded, except for consultations for genitourinary, ocular and abdominal trauma and other ailments that did not have a musculoskeletal aetiology. Visit data were collected from March 14 to April 13 2020, and were subsequently compared with the visits recorded during the same periods in the previous two years.
Results: The number of visits dropped from a mean of 3,212 in 2018 to 2019 to 445 in 2020. Triage 1 to 3 level visits rose from 21.6% in 2018 to 2019% to 40.4% in 2020, meaning a reduction in minor injury visits and an increase in major ones. There was a relative reduction of 13.2% in femoral fractures in the elderly. The rate of justified visits rose from 22.3% to 48.1%.
Conclusion: A marked drop in the total number of visits to our traumatology ED was observed, as well as a relative increase in major injury visits and a relative fall in the minor ones.Cite this article: 2020;1-10:617-620.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7659661 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.110.BJO-2020-0120.R1 | DOI Listing |
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