COVID-19: From a Prehospital to a Global Response

• 2020

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• Chaim Rafalowski; Laura Archer

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The video is about how the response to COVID-19 started from local efforts and grew into a global effort. It describes how people initially dealt with the virus in their communities, focusing on prehospital care, which means taking care of patients before they reach the hospital. The article also explains how these early actions helped shape larger strategies to fight COVID-19 worldwide. It highlights important lessons learned during this time and shares resources for better understanding and managing pandemics in the future.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Global Health; Pandemics; COVID-19

Institutions: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)

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