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COVID-19 management in the emergency ward

Omid Ahmadi1, Mohammad Nasr-Esfahani1, Azita Azimi Meibody1

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences : the Official Journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
|November 11, 2021
PubMed

Insights

The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges in patient care and supply chains. This article summarizes current guidance for managing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and offers insights for future outbreak preparedness.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • The global increase in 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases necessitates optimized supportive care due to unknown pathogenesis.
  • The pandemic has strained healthcare personnel and medical supply systems worldwide.
  • Prehospital workers and emergency responders require specific guidelines for managing COVID-19 outbreaks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize current guidance on potential COVID-19 management options.
  • To provide insights from recent COVID-19 experiences for strategy and policymaking.
  • To emphasize the need for enhanced capacity in managing large-scale outbreaks.

Main Methods:

  • Review and summarization of current guidance on COVID-19 management.
  • Analysis of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Consideration of emerging data on clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Optimized supportive care is the primary therapy for COVID-19.
  • Clinical efficacy of new agents for COVID-19 is still under investigation.
  • Effective management requires preparedness and capacity building for health systems.

Conclusions:

  • Governments and health ministries must prioritize outbreak management capacity.
  • Continuous monitoring of emerging data on COVID-19 is crucial.
  • Adherence to updated practice guidelines is essential for mitigating pandemic effects.

Keywords:
COVID-19disease managementemergency treatmentemergency ward

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