COVID-19 Emergency Response – Lessons from China (Part 2) by American Heart Association

In Part 2 of this series, Dr. Jiang Jie provides additional insights on how emergency departments and healthcare systems worldwide can coordinate care and plan for COVID-19 patient surges. Dr. Jie is an attending physician in the emergency department at Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, on the faculty of Ruijin Simulation Center, and part of the regional faculty for AHA Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Learning Objectives:
1.) Review training considerations for emergency departments preparing for COVID-19 patient surges.
2.) Describe how specific staff and patient management approaches can help emergency departments manage surges.
3.) Consider how the layout of an emergency department can be adapted to better accommodate increasing numbers of patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.
4.) Discuss potential clinical and epidemiological criteria for the transfer of patients to intensive care units, fever hospitals, or other facilities.
5.) Understand the importance of coordinated care and resource management when planning for COVID-19 patient surges.

Link to transcript: https://cpr.heart.org/en/resuscitation-science/ecc-digital-digest-/media/833e3ee430234a8c9dc9088df1633f83.ashx?h=16&thn=1&w=16