Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS
Abstracts: Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan has been on the forefront of efforts to manage and mitigate the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic since 20th January 2020. Despite having one of the largest and busiest emergency departments (EDs) in the world, we have managed to main...
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| description | Abstracts: Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan has been on the forefront of efforts to manage and mitigate the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic since 20th January 2020. Despite having one of the largest and busiest emergency departments (EDs) in the world, we have managed to maintain a “zero-infection” rate among our ED healthcare workers through various systematic approaches. The measures implemented include establishing a clear flowchart with route planning, strict infection control policies and regulation of medical equipment, and team-based segregation in the workplace. These strategies, borne of our experience during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, can complement a network of well-trained personnel to enable EDs around the world in successfully mounting an effective defense against new airborne illness while minimizing healthcare personnel casualties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6608d9e78e4c4e40a5f73802a45047e52022-12-22T02:07:44ZengElsevierBiomedical Journal2319-41702020-08-01434388391Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARSChen-June Seak0Ya-Tung Liu1Chip-Jin Ng2Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Corresponding authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5, Fusing St., Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Corresponding authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5, Fusing St., Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.Abstracts: Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan has been on the forefront of efforts to manage and mitigate the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic since 20th January 2020. Despite having one of the largest and busiest emergency departments (EDs) in the world, we have managed to maintain a “zero-infection” rate among our ED healthcare workers through various systematic approaches. The measures implemented include establishing a clear flowchart with route planning, strict infection control policies and regulation of medical equipment, and team-based segregation in the workplace. These strategies, borne of our experience during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, can complement a network of well-trained personnel to enable EDs around the world in successfully mounting an effective defense against new airborne illness while minimizing healthcare personnel casualties.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417020300895Coronavirus disease 2019Emergency departmentChang Gung Memorial hospitalSevere acute respiratory syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Chen-June Seak Ya-Tung Liu Chip-Jin Ng Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS Biomedical Journal Coronavirus disease 2019 Emergency department Chang Gung Memorial hospital Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| title | Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS |
| title_full | Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS |
| title_fullStr | Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS |
| title_short | Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS |
| title_sort | rapid responses in the emergency department of linkou chang gung memorial hospital taiwan effectively prevent spread of covid 19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak lessons learnt from sars |
| topic | Coronavirus disease 2019 Emergency department Chang Gung Memorial hospital Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417020300895 |
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