Periodicidad semestral: flujo continuo.
ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
The disease caused by the Coronavirus associated with SARS 2 (SARS-CoV 2) or Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as it is currently known, showed, since its first identification in Wuhan (China) in December
2019, a rapid increase and disproportionate in the number of cases. It had such an impact on the population
that in just 3 months we were facing a pandemic of catastrophic dimensions, both population and economic.
Between February and March, an exponential increase in the curve of sick and deceased was observed in Europe, leading to the collapse of the health system in these countries; approximately two months later, events with the same characteristics were experienced on the American continent despite the closure
of borders1. However, and contrary to all predictions of vulnerability, children proved to be a
group little affected by COVID-19 both in terms of number of cases and their severity. China, for example, reported only 5,8% of severe or critical cases in children versus 18,5% in adults; Likewise, in Italy
only 1% of serious and 1% critical children were reported1,2. In our continent, a very complete report
from the Ontario Ministry of Public Health confirms a 5% decrease in severity in children that coincides with the figures from other continents and adds that at least 23% of infected children may be asymptomatic; very similar figures are found in Latin American countries3, 4. The Center for Communicable Diseases (CDC) has determined that approximately 2 to 3% of COVID-19 positive children would require hospitalization, which
is equivalent to 0,3 per 100 000 children5. Emergency services are gateways to the hospital for thousands of patients worldwide, it is here that this 2 to 3% must be recruited and hospitalized early for the timely and efficient management of the pathology in question. Despite the widespread dissemination of preventive measures against COVID-19 worldwide, new cases continue to rise and the level of contagion is indisputably
high. The SARS Cov 2 virus has shown us clinical manifestations so flowery that the only way to manage it efectively is to have a patient management protocol that is applicable to the Area of Pediatric
Emergencies, minimizing the exposure and potential contagion of both workers in the health sector like other people and taking into account both the flow routes of patients and the strict disinfection of
the areas once medical care has been performed.
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