• Ir J Med Sci · Apr 2022

    Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the medical emergency calls and calls for cardiovascular diseases in Hangzhou, China.

    • Juan Chen, Yong-Ran Cheng, Xin-Yan Fu, Chun-Yi Wang, Wen Wen, Jie Ni, Jing-Jie Jiang, Zhao Xu, Meng-Yun Zhou, Lan Ye, Zhan-Hui Feng, Gang Liu, Ming-Wei Wang, Xing-Wei Zhang, Zhong-Jun Ge, and Guo-Fan Chen.
    • Hangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Road, Gongshu District, 310015, Hangzhou, China.
    • Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Apr 1; 191 (2): 563-567.

    AimsWe aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on emergency and cardiovascular disease-related calls in Hangzhou, China.MethodsWe conducted a single-center retrospective study, collecting data on emergency calls to the Hangzhou Emergency Center (HEC) during the COVID-19 epidemic (January 20, 2020, to March 15, 2020). Data were compared with the same period in 2019.ResultsCompared to 2019, the number of emergency calls has dropped by 21.63%, ambulance calls by 29.02%, rescue calls by 22.57%, and cardiovascular disease-related emergency calls by 32.86%. The numbers of emergency, ambulance, and rescue calls in 2020 were significantly lower than in 2019.ConclusionsDuring the COVID-19 epidemic in Hangzhou, the numbers of emergency and cardiovascular disease-related calls have decreased significantly. These results point to a severe social problem that requires the attention of the medical community and the government.© 2021. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

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