The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly evolved and now dominates the attention and full efforts of the emergency medicine community, both domestic and abroad. Seattle is the site of the initial diagnosed COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the United States. We provide an overview of the system-level response of 6 Seattle emergency departments and the Washington state chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local efforts involved the spectrum of emergency response including on- and off-site triage strategies, an approach to personal protective equipment, testing and reporting protocols, early treatments, communication strategies, the impact on front-line providers, and ongoing work.
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Miller, G. A., Buck, C. R., Kang, C. S., Aviles, J. M., Younggren, B. N., Osborn, S., & Keay, C. R. (2020). COVID-19 in Seattle—Early lessons learned. JACEP Open, 1(2), 85–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12064
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