COVID-19 Lockdown Has No Significant Impact on Trauma Epidemiology and Outcomes in a Tertiary Trauma Center—Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the impact a COVID-19 lockdown on variation in volumes and types injuries at level one trauma center while focusing preserving care resources. Methods: A retrospective, descriptive prospectively collected data from Trauma Registry. Data collection included patient demographics, injury mechanism, type treatment required. time periods studied corresponded with period Israel parallel 2019. Results: Overall, there no reduction all injury-related admissions. There significant pedestrian (p < 0.02) non-significant increase children admissions aged 0–2 years. Compared previous years, severity during March–April 2020 unchanged. Hospital resources (number percentage patients who required an operation, ICU stay LOS) were not different between compared 5 Less arrived Team Activation code (58, 33% decrease control), but significantly higher proportion those hospitalization (77.6%, p 0.0001). Conclusions: During period, road accidents still main cause for major admissions, resulting prolonged complex surgeries, hospitals should continue provide full services until resource limitations are unavoidable. Maintenance effective full-staffed service is vital throughout lockdown.