Emergency Medical System and Emergency Medicine in the Time of COVID-19

Dear Colleagues,

The emergence of a new pathogen called SARS-CoV-2 (severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and its rapid spread worldwide have caused a global pandemic that affects every aspect of everyday life, causing widespread fear, social isolation, and psychological problems. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is exerting an ongoing effect on modern health systems, demanding an introduction of swift and far-reaching transformations in the healthcare sector to protect patients and healthcare professionals.

The sudden appearance of a large number of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 has been posing an enormous challenge for emergency medical systems and emergency medicine, being the initial link between patients and healthcare representatives during emergencies. The preparation of modern emergency medical rescue systems worldwide in the initial phase of the pandemic was marginal. The challenge was the lack of sufficient knowledge concerning the new pathogen and the insufficient level of protection in personal protective equipment. Therefore, the priority was to rapidly develop procedures and update them depending on the development of the pandemic and the emerging new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

We would like to kindly invite you to submit scientific articles to this Special Issue entitled “Emergency Medical System and Emergency Medicine in the Time of COVID-19”. Scientific publications on the experiences of emergency medical teams, hospital emergency departments, and units cooperating with the medical rescue system during a pandemic are welcome, with particular emphasis on new ideas and initiatives to improve the quality of medical services and improve the availability and readiness of EMSs to patients in a health emergency.

Prof. Dr. Robert Gałązkowski
Dr. Patryk Rzońca
Dr. Katarzyna Naylor
Guest Editors

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