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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 6-10 |
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Approach to dealing with orthopedic trauma patients at semi-urban centers during COVID-19 pandemic: An insight from a developing country
Saubhik Das1, Vivek Trikha2, Arvind Kumar3, Abhinav Mishra1
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
2 JPN Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Orthopaedics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Arvind Kumar
Department of Orthopaedics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JOASP.JOASP_49_20
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc on global health care. Although tertiary care hospitals and major trauma centers in developing countries are well equipped to render trauma care safely, this is not the case in district or nonmetropolitan small centers. Herein, we intend to outline the problems currently being faced by these small peripheral centers and their carefully crafted strategy in managing trauma victims. We also proposed some recommendations that are hoped to boost the endeavor to work in a sound and effective milieu. |
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