Chronicle of wounds during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

The first wave of COVID-19 had a major impact on the Spanish healthcare system. This impact was even more accentuated for certain professional groups, such as nursing staff. This article presents the testimony of 12 nurses from 10 health centres and hospitals in the Community of Madrid on the impact of the first wave of the pandemic on wound care and evaluates the use of dressings with new technologies that have helped in the evolution of wounds during this period.