Potential Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Emergency Departments for Acute Life-Threatening Conditions — United States, January–May 2020

On March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Subsequently, states enacted stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and reduce the burden on the U.S. health care system....

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Published in:	MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Vol. 69; no. 25; pp. 795 - 800
Main Authors:	Lange, Samantha J., Ritchey, Matthew D., Goodman, Alyson B., Dias, Taylor, Twentyman, Evelyn, Fuld, Jennifer, Schieve, Laura A., Imperatore, Giuseppina, Benoit, Stephen R., Kite-Powell, Aaron, Stein, Zachary, Peacock, Georgina, Dowling, Nicole F., Briss, Peter A., Hacker, Karen, Gundlapalli, Adi V., Yang, Quanhe
Format:	Journal Article Newsletter
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. Government Printing Office 26.06.2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology COVID-19 Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Epidemics Facilities and Services Utilization - trends Female Full Report Health aspects Home shopping Hospital emergency services Humans Hyperglycemia - therapy Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - therapy Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Stroke - therapy United States - epidemiology Young Adult United States
ISSN:	0149-2195, 1545-861X, 1545-861X
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