The National Emergency Medical Service Role during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone

Marta Caviglia; Riccardo Buson; Sara Pini; Amara Jambai; Matthew Jusu Vandy; Francesco Venturini; Paolo Rosi; Francesco Barone-Adesi; Francesco Della Corte; Luca Ragazzoni; Giovanni Putoto

doi:10.1017/S1049023X20001211

The National Emergency Medical Service Role during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sierra Leone

Marta Caviglia, Riccardo Buson, Sara Pini, Amara Jambai, Matthew Jusu Vandy, Francesco Venturini, Paolo Rosi, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Francesco Della Corte, Luca Ragazzoni, Giovanni Putoto

Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale

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Abstract

This report describes the main adaptive and transformative changes adopted by the brand-new National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) to face the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Sierra Leone, including ambulance re-distribution, improvements in communication flow, implementation of ad-hoc procedures and trainings, and budget re-allocation. In a time-span of four months, 1,170 COVID-19 cases have been handled by the NEMS through a parallel referral system, while efforts have been made to manage the routine emergencies of the country, causing a substantial intensification of daily activities.

Lingua originale	Inglese
pagine (da-a)	693-697
Numero di pagine	5
Rivista	Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Volume	35
Numero di pubblicazione	6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X20001211
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - dic 2020

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