Aeromedical retrieval diagnostic trends during a period of Coronavirus 2019 lockdown.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known on the trends of aeromedical retrieval (AR) during social isolation.

Aim

To compare the pre, lockdown, and post-lockdown AR patient characteristics during a period of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) social isolation.

Methods

An observational study with retrospective data collection, consisting of AR between 26 January and 23 June 2020.

Results

There were 16 981 AR consisting of 1983 (11.7%) primary evacuations and 14 998 (88.3%) inter-hospital transfers, with a population median age of 52 years (interquartile range 29.0-69.0), with 49.0% (n = 8283) of the cohort being male and 38.0% (n = 6399) being female. There were six confirmed and 230 suspected cases of COVID-19, with the majority of cases (n = 134; 58.3%) in the social isolation per

SUBMITTER: Gardiner FW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675287 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature