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Medical journal article
In 2020, Melbourne was struck by two waves of COVID-19 infections leading to dramatic societal and clinical service changes. Two lockdown periods of 52 days from 16 March 2020 and 111 days from 8 July resulted in a decrease in trauma admissions, alongside increased demand for critical care assets for COVID-19-infected patients. The RMH Trauma Service continued to function during this time but the effect of COVID-19 on the staff and service was profound. Mr David Read CSC published a medical journal article about the impacts - 'Don't forget the trauma patient: lessons from a major trauma and major COVID centre'.
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