Emergency department utilisation by vulnerable paediatric populations during theCOVID-19 pandemic

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    Cheek, JA; Craig, SS; West, A; Lewena, S; Hiscock, H
    Date
    2020-08-07
    Source Title
    Emergency Medicine Australasia
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    WILEY
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Hiscock, Harriet
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    Paediatrics (RCH)
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    Cheek, J. A., Craig, S. S., West, A., Lewena, S. & Hiscock, H. (2020). Emergency department utilisation by vulnerable paediatric populations during theCOVID-19 pandemic. EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA, 32 (5), pp.870-871. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13598.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/254595
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    10.1111/1742-6723.13598
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    OBJECTIVE: To determine if changes to community-based services have effected paediatric ED attendances for mental health issues and neonates during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Analysis 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. RESULTS: There 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. CONCLUSION: Vulnerable paediatric patients are seeking care elsewhere during the pandemic because of the closure of community services.

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