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Abstract
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus officially named the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to emergency radiology practice. The continuity of an effective emergency imaging service for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients is essential, while adhering to best infection control practices. Under the direction of the Board of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, this general guidance document has been synthesized by collaborative consensus of a group of emergency radiologists. These recommendations aim to assist radiologists involved in emergency diagnostic imaging to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and continue to add value to patient care in the emergency setting.
Highlights
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus officially named the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 following the presentation of a group of patients with viral pneumonia.[1]
In the early months of 2020, COVID-19 had spread globally by human-to-human transmission and was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.2 It is likely that this pandemic will continue for a protracted period of time
Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 is via droplet spread; human-to-human transmission occurs by direct contact with an infected person or contact with surfaces/objects used by an infected person.[7]
Summary
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus officially named the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 following the presentation of a group of patients with viral pneumonia.[1]. Under the direction of the Board of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, this guidance document has been synthesized by collaborative consensus of emergency radiologists using the best available evidence. These recommendations seek to compliment the guidance on COVID-19 management in imaging departments recently issued by the Canadian Association of Thoracic Radiology/Canadian Association of Radiologists.[5] Given the dynamic nature of this pandemic and the considerable rate of emerging research, these recommendations may be subject to future updates or modifications
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