• Biomedical journal · Aug 2020

    Rapid responses in the emergency department of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan effectively prevent spread of COVID-19 among healthcare workers of emergency department during outbreak: Lessons learnt from SARS.

    • Chen-June Seak, Ya-Tung Liu, Chip-Jin Ng, and SPOT investigators.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Electronic address: julianseak@hotmail.com.
    • Biomed J. 2020 Aug 1; 43 (4): 388-391.

    AbstractLinkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan has been on the forefront of efforts to manage and mitigate the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic since 20th January 2020. Despite having one of the largest and busiest emergency departments (EDs) in the world, we have managed to maintain a "zero-infection" rate among our ED healthcare workers through various systematic approaches. The measures implemented include establishing a clear flowchart with route planning, strict infection control policies and regulation of medical equipment, and team-based segregation in the workplace. These strategies, borne of our experience during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, can complement a network of well-trained personnel to enable EDs around the world in successfully mounting an effective defense against new airborne illness while minimizing healthcare personnel casualties.Copyright © 2020 Chang Gung University. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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