Surge activation by the emergency department for COVID-19
| Autor: | Bradley S. Goldberg, Anita R. Schmidt, Phung K. Pham, Deborah R. Liu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Strategic Stockpile
Plan (drawing) Pediatric emergency medicine Surge activation Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Multidisciplinary approach Medicine Humans Operations management Pandemics Strategic planning Protocol (science) Surge Capacity business.industry Emergency department COVID-19 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Real-time evaluation Strategic Planning Emergency Medicine business Emergency Service Hospital |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0735-6757 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.024 |
| Popis: | In March 2020, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) published a national strategic plan for COVID-19, which provides general guidelines yet leaves logistical details for institutions to determine. Key capabilities from this plan provided a crucial foundation for a 16-day Emergency Department (ED) surge planning process at one pediatric institution. This paper describes critical milestones and lessons learned during this brief period, including derivation of criteria for ED surge activation, a full-scale surge drill, and the resultant ED surge protocol. The framework of real-time evaluation was used throughout the planning process and involved constant and iterative synthesis of real-time feedback from multidisciplinary stakeholders for responsive decision-making. Ultimately, the objective of this paper is to provide timely and readily actionable information to other institutions seeking guidance to apply the ACEP strategic plan for COVID-19. |
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