id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-299025-9bcploh4 Dean, Preston The impact of public health interventions on critical illness in the pediatric emergency department during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic 2020-08-10 .txt text/plain 2410 138 47 title: The impact of public health interventions on critical illness in the pediatric emergency department during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic STUDY OBJECTIVE: The impact of public health interventions during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) pandemic on critical illness in children has not been studied. We seek to determine the impact of SARS‐CoV‐2 related public health interventions on emergency healthcare utilization and frequency of critical illness in children. Total patient visits (ED and urgent care), shock trauma suite (STS) volume, and measures of critical illness were compared between the SARS‐CoV‐2 period (December 31, 2019 to May 14, 2020) and the same period for the previous 5 years combined. Moreover, the impact of public health interventions on the timing of changes in critical illness and injury patterns in children has not been studied. The study objective is to describe the impact of public health interventions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on critical illness presenting to the PED. ./cache/cord-299025-9bcploh4.txt ./txt/cord-299025-9bcploh4.txt