TY - JOUR T1 - Emergency departments and the COVID-19 pandemic: making the most of limited resources JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 258 LP - 259 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2020-209660 VL - 37 IS - 5 AU - Rob Mitchell AU - Colin Banks A2 - , Y1 - 2020/05/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/37/5/258.abstract N2 - Dear Editor,The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will stretch hospital resources all over the world. EDs in high-income countries are not immune, but those in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are likely to be impacted more significantly. Emerging data speak to overwhelming demands for care and widespread disruption of hospital functioning.1 In order to support colleagues in resource-limited settings, the Australasian College from Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has developed a free guide for emergency care (EC) clinicians in LMICs preparing for a surge of patients with … ER -