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Review
. 2021 Sep 30:26:86.
doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_551_20. eCollection 2021.

COVID-19 management in the emergency ward

Omid Ahmadi  1 , Mohammad Nasr-Esfahani  1 , Azita Azimi Meibody  1 , Mehdi Ebrahimi  1 , Asieh Maghami-Mehr  2
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COVID-19 management in the emergency ward

Omid Ahmadi et al. J Res Med Sci. .

Abstract

The confirmed and suspected cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have increased in the entire world. There is still no vaccine or definitive treatment for this virus due to its unknown pathogenesis and proliferation pathways. Optimized supportive care remains the main therapy, and the clinical efficacy for the subsequent agents is still under investigation. Enormous demand for handling the COVID-19 outbreak challenged both the health-care personnel and medical supply system. As outbreaks of COVID-19 develop, prehospital workers, emergency medical services personnel, and other emergency responders are potentially asked to follow specific practice guidelines to mitigate the effects of an escalating pandemic. In this article, we have summarized the current guidance on potential COVID-19 management options. The recent experience with COVID-19 provided lessons on strategy and policymaking that the government and ministry of health should be on the alert and concentrate more on capacity to manage an outbreak like COVID-19. It is important to consider the new data that emerge daily regarding clinical characteristics, treatment options, and outcomes for COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; disease management; emergency treatment; emergency ward.

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Flowchart to identify and assess 2019 novel coronavirus from the CDC: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84758
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