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Organizing a COVID-19 triage unit: a Swiss perspective

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2020
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Peros, G., Gronki, F., Molitor, N., Streit, M., Sugimoto, K., Karrer, U., Lunger, F., Adamina, M., Breitenstein, S., & Lamdark, T. (2020). Organizing a COVID-19 triage unit: a Swiss perspective. Emerging Microbes and Infections, 9(1), 1506–1513. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1787107

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Background: With the rapid global spread of the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, urgent health-care measures have been implemented. We describe the organizational process in setting up a coronavirus disease 2019 triage unit in a Swiss tertiary care hospital. Methods: Our triage unit was set-up outside of the main hospital building and consists of three areas: 1. Pre-triage, 2. Triage, and 3. Triage plus. The Pre-triage check-points identify any potential COVID-19-infected patients and re-direct them to the main Triage area wh

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  • Peros, Georgios
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  • Gronki, Ferda
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  • Molitor, Nadine
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  • Streit, Michael
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  • Sugimoto, Kiyoshi
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  • Karrer, Urs
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  • Lunger, Fabian
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  • Adamina, Michel
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  • Breitenstein, Stefan
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  • Lamdark, Tenzin
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9

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1

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1506

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1513

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English

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2020-12

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2021-03-22

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2222-1751

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26 since deposited on 2021-03-22
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Peros, G., Gronki, F., Molitor, N., Streit, M., Sugimoto, K., Karrer, U., Lunger, F., Adamina, M., Breitenstein, S., & Lamdark, T. (2020). Organizing a COVID-19 triage unit: a Swiss perspective. Emerging Microbes and Infections, 9(1), 1506–1513. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1787107

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