Pediatric emergency care during a time of strict social isolation
I am a pediatric trained emergency physician working in a level 1 trauma center. Our region is not an epicenter for COVID-19. Like many pediatric departments, our volumes are returning but were less than half of normal for months. Social distancing has not only flattened the curve for COVID-19, but it has also made our usual summer viruses all but disappear. Where are all the enteroviruses?
In pre-COVID times, after a …
Pediatric emergency care during a time of strict social isolation
