Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 22, Number 5, September 2021
West
Open Access at WestJEM.com
ISSN 1936-900X
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health Indexed in MEDLINE
VOLUME 22, NUMBER 5, September 2021
Editorials 1023 WestJEM Will No Longer Use the Term “Provider” to Refer to Physicians A Phillips, S Lotfipour, MI Langdorf 1025
Call For Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health L Atwoli, AH Baqui, T Benfield, R Bosurgi, F Godlee, S Hancocks, R Horton, L Laybourn-Langton, C Augusto Monteiro, I Norman, K Patrick, N Praities, MGM Olde Rikkert, EJ Rubin, P Sahni, R Smith, N Talley, S Turale, D Vázquez
Endemic Infections 1028 Use of Telemedicine to Expedite and Expand Care During COVID-19 M Shah, K Patel, D Popa, A Perry, S Adams, B Hexom, C Neugarten, M Gottlieb
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Patient Perceptions of Drive-through Medical Treatment Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic S Stuart, S Mandichak, J Davison, S Ansell, T Parker
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A Global Survey of Emergency Department Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic P Mahajan, C Shu-Ling, C Gutierrez, E White, BAY Cher, E Freiheit, A Belle, EMERGE NETWORK
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Efficacy of Various Facial Protective Equipment for Infection Control in a Healthcare Setting J Dinsmore, S Brands, S Perry, M Lopez, Y Dong, D Palasz, J Tucker
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Mortality Variations of COVID-19 from Different Hospital Settings During Different Pandemic Phases: A Multicenter Retrospective Study EH Chou, CH Wang, CL Tsai, J Garrett, T Bhakta, A Shedd, D Hassani, R Risch, J d’Etienne, GO Ogola, MHM Ma, TC Lu, H Wang
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Impact of COVID-19 and Shelter in Place on Volume and Type of Traumatic Injuries J Murrett, E Fu, Z Maher, C Bae, WA Satz, KE Schreyer
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