Deaths due to delayed presentation to the hospital from fear of contracting COVID-19 during lockdown period: a tertiary care center experience
Saurabh Bansal, Moni Roy, Tulika Chatterjee, Ashish Kumar Roy
Abstract
: Authors hereby propose enhanced efforts in the direction to alleviate unnecessary fear among public even during lockdown. People should be encouraged to continue to access health care for serious/fatal medical conditions regardless of the pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePresentation (obstetrics)Medical emergencyPublic healthSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Tertiary careEmergency medicinePediatricsDemographyDiseaseNursingInfectious disease (medical specialty)SurgeryPathologySociologyCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsInfection Control and VentilationHealthcare cost, quality, practices