The National Emergency Medical Service Role During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone.
Prehosp Disaster Med
; 35(6): 693-697, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1065737
ABSTRACT
This report describes the main adaptive and transformative changes adopted by the brand-new National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) to face the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Sierra Leone, including ambulance re-distribution, improvements in communication flow, implementation of ad-hoc procedures and trainings, and budget re-allocation. In a time-span of four months, 1,170 COVID-19 cases have been handled by the NEMS through a parallel referral system, while efforts have been made to manage the routine emergencies of the country, causing a substantial intensification of daily activities.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Disease Control
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Emergency Medical Services
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COVID-19
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Government Programs
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Prehosp Disaster Med
Journal subject:
Emergency Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1049023X20001211
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