Preparing for a winter surge of bronchiolitis during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Preparing for a winter surge of bronchiolitis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Erin Dean Health journalist

Guidance is available for emergency nurses to help deal with the annual rise in infant bronchiolitis while coping with the second wave

Bronchiolitis brings a surge of emergency department (ED) presentations every autumn and winter. Around one in three infants in the UK develop the illness, mainly caused by the respiratory syncytial virus, during their first year of life.

Emergency Nurse. 29, 1, 17-19. doi: 10.7748/en.29.1.17.s14

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