A rural community hospital's response to COVID-19

Walsh, Alan; Warren, Zachary; Robichaud, Pierre; Stuart, Annette; Bodie, Kelly; Lew, Julia; Moore, Kieran

doi:10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_46_20

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“…7 It has been chronically documented that Canadians who live in a rural setting face disproportionate health burdens and needs. 17 The specific needs of rural emergency departments in Canada may vary between provinces and territories however, most are faced with similar challenges. Examples of the challenges face by rural communities include but are not limited to, access to primary healthcare services, lower income, unhealthy lifestyles, less education, isolation and higher mortality rates.…”

Section: Emergency Departments In a Rural Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…18 As a result, it had been suggested that rural populations would face a disproportionate amount of disadvantages with COVID-19, versus Canadians living in urban settings. 17 This was largely attributed to the fact that rural Canadians generally have worse health status, leading to an increase in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions and increase mortality compared to urban populations. 17 An example of the protocols developed by a Canadian rural emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic are outlined below.…”

Section: Emergency Departments In a Rural Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…17 This was largely attributed to the fact that rural Canadians generally have worse health status, leading to an increase in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions and increase mortality compared to urban populations. 17 An example of the protocols developed by a Canadian rural emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic are outlined below.…”

Section: Emergency Departments In a Rural Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Located in the rural region of Greater Napanee, Ontario, the Lennox and Addington County General Hospital (LACGH) took the following measures in an attempt to keep the COVID-19 cases at bay. 17 The first approach that was taken by this rural hospital was the establishment of an incident command team. The command team originally met daily to exchange ideas and come up with solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the emergency department and hospital.…”

Section: Emergency Departments In a Rural Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The command team originally met daily to exchange ideas and come up with solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the emergency department and hospital. 17 This team consisted of various employees including the chief of staff, nursing officer, and frontline workers.…”

Section: Emergency Departments In a Rural Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Pan-Canadian Narrative Review on the Protocols for COVID-19 and Canadian Emergency Departments

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Boissonneault

2021

Int J Med Students

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First described in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Canada identified its first positive COVID-19 patient on January 25th, 2020. The Canadian government and heath care system immediately started discussing how best to respond to this pandemic. It was hypothesized that potentially positive and confirmed positive COVID-19 patients would present to emergency departments across the country. It has now been over a year since the first positive patient was identified in Canada, and there has yet to be a narrative review that explores how Canadian emergency departments have responded to the novel COVID-19 virus. This narrative review will discuss measures that were taken thus far, including pre-hospital care, the use and implementation of virtual care, the importance of simulation training, protocols regarding patient screening at presentation to the emergency department, the use of personal protective equipment, and lastly rural emergency department response. This narrative review may be beneficial as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, by providing a concise summary of measures that were taken in various emergency departments across Canada to prevent the spread of the virus.

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Section: Emergency Departments In a Rural Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%