id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-331533-0toegbv8 Leiker, Brenna COVID – 19 CASE STUDY IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE; FROM PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO DELIVERGY OF CARE 2020-07-27 .txt text/plain 12829 570 51 The approach to the coronavirus pandemic in the emergency department focused on identification and isolation of infected individuals, adequate protection of staff, reporting of positive cases to the health department, effective treatment, and education of patients and families. APP's in the ICU have been critical in helping fill the gaps where additional staff where needed to care for COVID patients, make calls to update family members, and provide input for treatment protocols We, the authors of this article, work as APP's within the NorthShore emergency department. 1,865 Illinois residents have tested positive for the virus, and 26 have died as of Thursday (03/26) at 2:30 p.m., according to the state's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response webpage." (Herscowitz, 2020) Despite the virus's rapid spread, NorthShore and IDPH worked to match the testing protocol with the demand within the community. ./cache/cord-331533-0toegbv8.txt ./txt/cord-331533-0toegbv8.txt