SAEM Podcasts

The COVID‐19 Evaluation of Risk in Emergency Departments (COVERED) project is a multicenter, prospective cohort surveillance project at 20 geographically diverse, high‐volume urban U.S. academic medical centers. The project's primary aim was to estimate the attributable risk of occupational acquisition of COVID‐19 in ED personnel during a 20‐week follow‐up. At completion we surveyed participants regarding receipt of vaccines, feelings of personal safety after vaccination, personal protective equipment (PPE) use and, if applicable, reasons for declining vaccination. 

Previous literature demonstrates increased mortality for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with transfer to a Level II versus Level I trauma center. Our objective is to determine the effect of the most recent American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient resources manual (“The Orange Book”) on outcomes after severe TBI afterinterfacility transfer to Level I vs Level II center.

Containment of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires the public to change behavior under social distancing mandates. Social media are important information dissemination platforms that can augment traditional channels communicating public health recommendations. The objective of the study is to assess the effectiveness of COVID-19 public health messaging on Twitter when delivered by emergency physicians and containing personal narratives.