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Comment
. 2020 Sep;8(8):2774-2776.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.05.045. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Initial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma emergency department utilization

Chén C Kenyon  1 , David A Hill  2 , Sarah E Henrickson  2 , Tyra C Bryant-Stephens  2 , Joseph J Zorc  2
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Initial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma emergency department utilization

Chén C Kenyon et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Sep.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Daily asthma ED visits during the first four months of the calendar year.
First four months of 2020 (blue) are compared to the daily average for the prior four years (grey; 3 standard deviations from the mean shown). COVID-19 cases (not asthma-specific) are shown (black-dotted).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Daily asthma ED visits in the first 4 months of 2020 by level of triage acuity.
Critical and acute represent the 2 highest triage levels (red), urgent represents the middle triage level (yellow), and non-urgent represents the 2 lowest levels of triage (green). COVID-19 cases (not asthma-specific) are shown (black-dotted).
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