论文信息 - Dedicated area within the emergency department versus an outside dedicated area for evaluation and management of suspected coronavirus disease 2019

Dedicated area within the emergency department versus an outside dedicated area for evaluation and management of suspected coronavirus disease 2019

The circumstances of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic necessitated an alternate operations strategy for efficient patient management. Alternate care sites were a viable option for managing emergency department (ED) surge in previous epidemics and disasters.

G. Garra | S. Ferrante | Sanjey Gupta | W. Apterbach

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