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The role of Emergency Departments in COVID-19 the
Pandemic
Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, MD MSc Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico
First Responder Resiliency ECHO
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Disclosures
• Grants/research: UNM CTSC
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Where to begin?
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Distress, anxiety, fatigue…
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But also a lot of support …
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Words from the front lines…
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What is it like to a patient?
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How did ED’s Prepare?
• Respiratory Screening Areas • PPE guidelines – ever evolving w/supply and evidence • Clinical care guidelines and scenario planning• Re-organizing the ED and flow • Staffing up and staffing down • No shared areas • Masking all patients
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What exactly happened to EDs?
“Regular wards turned into ICUs overnight. Multiple codes an hour. An incomprehensible daily death count. Overflowing morgues and freezer trucks outside the building. Patients came in, got intubated, and died so quickly that often there was no time to obtain a family contact. They died alone, while their loved ones waited by the phone.”
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But overall… a dramatic drop in volume
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Emergency Departments: The Safety Net of the Safety Net – visits rising annually
M. Lin, Jama Internal Medicine, 2019
2006 2014
SUMMARYMedicaid and Medicare > Private Rural > Urban (pop-adjusted) Black and Hispanic persons > White
Greenwood-Ericksen, JAMA Open, 2019
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What happened to vulnerable populations during COVID-19?
• Persons Experiencing Homelessness • Substance Use Disorder • Rural and Tribal Communities
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Vulnerable Populations – Persons Experiencing Homelessness
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Vulnerable Populations – Substance Use Disorder
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Vulnerable Populations – Rural and Tribal Communities
This death toll is disproportionate – for example in New Mexico, American Indians represent 53% of COVID-related deaths in the state despite only representing 11% of the population.
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Discussion Question
• What can we do in our communities to reduce health disparities and help those who are vulnerable?