Emergency Transport Refusal during the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Ryu, Min Young; Park, Hang A; Han, Sangsoo; Park, Hye Ji; Lee, Choung Ah

doi:10.3390/ijerph19148444

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“…Despite the excellent outcome of Korea's quarantine measures, there have been reports of increased mortality due to specific causes or delayed treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic [12][13][14][15]. When mortality rates were analyzed by separating them by deaths in medical facilities and deaths outside of medical facilities, a significant increase in deaths outside of medical facilities was observed in 2020.…”

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Cause-specific mortality in Korea during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Bahk¹,

Jung-Choi²

2022

Epidemiol Health

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Objectives: This study aimed to examine the trends in total mortality between 1998 and 2020 and to compare the changes in a wide range of detailed causes of death between 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and the previous year in Korea. Methods:We used registered population and mortality data for the years 1998-2020 obtained from Statistics Korea. The age-standardized all-cause mortality rate and the annual percent change between 1998 and 2020 were determined. The rate ratio and rate difference of the age-standardized mortality rate were calculated between 2019 and 2020, respectively. Results:The age-standardized all-cause mortality rate in Korea has been on a downward trend since 1998, and the decline continued in 2020. In 2020, 950 people died from COVID-19, accounting for 0.3% of all deaths. Mortality was decreased for most causes of death; however, the number of deaths attributed to sepsis and aspiration pneumonia increased between 2019 and 2020 for both men and women. Age-specific mortality rates were decreased or stable between 2019 and 2020 for all age groups, except women aged 25-29. This increase was mainly attributed to an increase in suicide deaths. Conclusions:This study shed light on the issues of sepsis and aspiration pneumonia despite the successful response to COVID-19 in Korea in 2020. The causes of death from sepsis and aspiration pneumonia should be identified and monitored. In addition, it is necessary to develop a proactive policy to address suicide among young people, especially young women.

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Cause-specific mortality in Korea during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Bahk¹,

Jung-Choi²

2022

Epidemiol Health

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“…In emergency transport, an increase in the number of difficult cases and a longer time spent at the scene were noted (4). Similarly, Taiwan and Germany experienced a decline in the number of emergency transport requests (5,6), making it challenging to find suitable facilities for certain cases (7).…”

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Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport

Tsuzuki,

Minami,

Nagai

et al. 2024

World Acad Sci J

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The spread of COVID-19 affected emergency medical care worldwide. Studies have observed various impacts of COVID-19, depending on the intensity of infection control measures, the number of medical facilities and the demographic composition of the region. However, reports on the impact on emergency medicine in rural cities or in the field of obstetrics and gynecology are limited. Therefore, the present study examined the impact of COVID-19 infection on the emergency transfer of patients with obstetric and gynecological diseases, where medical resources are limited. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a publicly available database. From 2019 to 2021, there were 635 obstetrics and gynecology transfers, which were divided into obstetric and gynecological diseases. The year 2019 was defined as the pre-pandemic period, while the other 2 years were labeled as the post-pandemic period. The number of transports, post-transportation outcomes and the percentage of transfers and the time required for transport were examined. The number of transfers did not change significantly during the post-pandemic period. In obstetric diseases, the number of transported patients who did not require hospitalization increased, and transfers from primary facilities decreased during the post-pandemic period. There was no change in severity or transport type for gynecological diseases, nor in the time required for transport for both obstetric and gynecological cases. The impact of infectious diseases on emergency transfers for obstetric and gynecological cases was considered low. Whether the increase in COVID-19 cases not requiring hospitalization and the decrease in transfers in obstetrics cases were due to the impact of infectious diseases remains unclear; thus, further studies are required.

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Emergency Transport Refusal during the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

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References 22 publications

Cause-specific mortality in Korea during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cause-specific mortality in Korea during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport

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