The Effectiveness of the Disaster Plan on the Incidence of COVID-19 in Emergency Department Staff of King Abdulaziz Medical City in Western Region

Original Article

Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 | Published: Dec 14, 2023 | Pages: 173 - 176 | DOI: 10.24911/SJEMed/72-1671197746

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

Abstract

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

Pubmed Style

Maan Jamjoom, Ali S. Alshareef, Azzah Alajbarty, Anhar Bawashkhah, Lama Alshehri, Rawan Alowaydhi, Taif Alqarni, Mees Alotaibi. The Effectiveness of the Disaster Plan on the Incidence of COVID-19 in Emergency Department Staff of King Abdulaziz Medical City in Western Region. SJE Med. 2023; 14 (December 2023): 173-176. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1671197746

Publication History

Received: February 01, 2023

Accepted: June 30, 2023

Published: December 14, 2023

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

Ali S. Alshareef

Azzah Alajbarty

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

Lama Alshehri

Rawan Alowaydhi

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

Mees Alotaibi

Emergency Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard- Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia