Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa

Abstract Background To limit virus spread during the COVID pandemic, extensive measures were implemented around the world. In South Africa, these restrictions included alcohol and movement restrictions, factors previously linked to injury burden in the country. Consequently, reports from many countr...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Pettke, Willem Stassen, Lucie Laflamme, Lee Alan Wallis, Marie Hasselberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00840-8