The effect of COVID-19 on a Major Trauma Network. An analysis of mechanism of injury pattern, referral load and operative case-mix

In December 2019, an epidemic of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged, with its geographical epicentre in Wuhan City, China. At present more than 12.5 million cases and more than 560,000 deaths have been recorded worldwide [1]. In Britain social distancing measures were first introduced on March 16th followed by a nationwide lockdown on March 23rd 2020 [2]. Lockdown measures included instructions for individuals to stay at home bar visits out for essential food shopping and limited exercise, closing of non-essential businesses and a ban on social gatherings [2].

Source: Injury - February 16, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: B.M. Sephton, P. Mahapatra, M. Shenouda, N. Ferran, K. Deierl, T. Sinnett, N. Somashekar, K. Sarraf, D. Nathwani, R. Bhattacharya Source Type: research