• Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2020

    Multicenter Study Comparative Study

    Emergency Department utilisation by vulnerable paediatric populations during COVID-19 pandemic.

    • John A Cheek, Simon S Craig, Adam West, Stuart Lewena, and Harriet Hiscock.
    • Emergency Department, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    • Emerg Med Australas. 2020 Oct 1; 32 (5): 870-871.

    ObjectiveTo determine if changes to community-based services have effected paediatric ED attendances for mental health issues and neonates during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsAnalysis of total presentations, presentations with a mental health diagnoses and presentation of neonates during the early stages of the pandemic compared with the previous year for four Victorian hospitals.ResultsThere was a 47.2% decrease in total presentations compared with 2019, with a 35% increase in mental health diagnoses and a 2% increase in neonatal presentations.ConclusionVulnerable paediatric patients are seeking care elsewhere during the pandemic because of the closure of community services.© 2020 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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