National analysis of COVID-19 and older emergency physicians

Emergency physicians (EPs) have played a critical role in the response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While public health efforts (e.g., statewide stay-at-home orders) had initially flattened the curve [1], COVID-19 spread in the U.S. has once again begun to accelerate. On October 23, 2020, the U.S. reached a new pandemic record of 83,010 daily cases [1], and all signs point toward an impending “second wave” or “third surge.” Given the association between advanced age and COVID-19 severity [2], our objective was to compare the geographic distribution of U.S.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 4, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: DavidX. Zheng, Tarun K. Jella, Elie J. Mitri, Carlos A. Camargo Source Type: research