The Effectiveness of the Disaster Plan on the Incidence of COVID-19 in Emergency Department Staff of King Abdulaziz Medical City in Western Region
Authors:
Maan Jamjoom,
Ali S Alshareef,
Azzah Alajbarty,
Anhar Bawashkhah,
Lama Alshehri,
Rawan Alowaydhi,
Taif Alqarni,
Mees Alotaibi
Background: Considering the rapid and emergent spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), hospitals were obligated to follow their emergency disaster plan [1]. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the disaster plan based on the incidence of COVID-19 in emergency department (ED) staff of King Abdulaziz Medical City – Western Region (KAMC-WR) for one year. Methods: After reviewing the multidisciplinary management guidelines of COVID- 19, a cohort retrospective study was applied from March 2020 to March 2021 to measure the incidence of COVID-19 [2]. All emergency department health care workers (HCWs) were included in the study. Results: During the study period, results showed that 9 (4.24%) HCWs were infected by COVID-19 whereas 203 (95.75%) HCWs were not infected. The prevalence of COVID-19 among ED staff in KAMC-WR was low as compared to previous studies [3,4,5,6,7,8]. This indicates the effectiveness of KAMC-WR disaster plan. KAMC-WR disaster plan strategies that have been taken to lower the risk of infection transmission were discussed in this paper. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study showed beneficial strategies of KAMC-WR disaster plan that lowered COVID-19 incidence among ED staff.
Keywords: disaster plan, COVID-19, effectiveness, ED staff, KAMC-WR, incidence.
Authors
Maan Jamjoom
Emergency Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard- Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Emergency Medicine Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Ali S Alshareef
Emergency Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard- Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Emergency Medicine Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Azzah Alajbarty
Emergency Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard- Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Emergency Medicine Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Anhar Bawashkhah
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Emergency Medicine Physician, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Lama Alshehri
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Emergency Medicine Physician, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Rawan Alowaydhi
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Emergency Medicine Physician, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Taif Alqarni
Emergency Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard- Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Emergency Medicine Physician, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Correspondence to:
Mees Alotaibi, Emergency Physician, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia mees.alotaibi@gmail.com
Publication history:
Received 01 Feb 2023
Revised 28 Apr 2023
Accepted 30 Jun 2023
Published online 14 Dec 2023
Published in print 16 Dec 2023
