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cord-317588-yxu8m55m	Calvello Hynes, Emilie J.	Emergency Care Systems: The Missing Link for Effective Treatment of COVID-19 in Africa	2020-07-14		.txt	text/plain	540	37	59	This short letter reviews the key role emergency medicine plays in epidemic disease response and actions that ministries of health can take now to shore up gaps in emergency care capacity to avoid needless death and suffering of COVID-19 patients. 2 During the current pandemic, emergency departments have been highlighted as mission critical locations to screen for syndromic disease, isolate and protect patients and health care workers, triage, and provide immediate care for emergency conditions associated with COVID-19, such as respiratory failure and shock. While emergency care systems are necessary for a successful health sector response, they remain inadequately supported in low-and middle-income countries. 4 Targeted capacity augmentation for emergency departments is necessary now to avoid excess mortality from the expected surge in COVID-19 cases in Africa. Emergency care systems for universal health coverage: ensuring timely care for the acutely ill and injured	./cache/cord-317588-yxu8m55m.txt	./txt/cord-317588-yxu8m55m.txt