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Challenges Faced by Emergency Departments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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00:00 - 07:54 (07:54)

The COVID-19 pandemic caused temporary closure of trauma centers, leading to emergency departments relying on standalone diagnostic machines not connected to the network. This resulted in challenges in patient registration, ordering scans and tests, communication with family doctors, and transferring information within the hospital.

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This episode discusses the Shadow Brokers group and the WannaCry attack, which affected hospitals in the UK in 2017.
00:00 - 01:39 (01:39)
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Cybersecurity
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This episode discusses the Shadow Brokers group and the WannaCry attack, which affected hospitals in the UK in 2017.

Chapter
Challenges Faced by Emergency Departments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Episode
73: WannaCry
Podcast
Darknet Diaries
During a cyber attack, healthcare providers had to rely on standalone diagnostic machines that were not connected to the network, and had to manually deliver printouts of lab results and communicate with family doctors.
01:39 - 05:35 (03:56)
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Healthcare
Summary

During a cyber attack, healthcare providers had to rely on standalone diagnostic machines that were not connected to the network, and had to manually deliver printouts of lab results and communicate with family doctors.

Chapter
Challenges Faced by Emergency Departments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Episode
73: WannaCry
Podcast
Darknet Diaries
The temporary closure of trauma centers due to the unavailability of CT scans in the operating rooms posed difficulties for surgeons in dealing with trauma cases during the pandemic.
05:35 - 07:54 (02:19)
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Trauma Centers
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The temporary closure of trauma centers due to the unavailability of CT scans in the operating rooms posed difficulties for surgeons in dealing with trauma cases during the pandemic. In some cases, trauma centers were not receiving patients.

Chapter
Challenges Faced by Emergency Departments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Episode
73: WannaCry
Podcast
Darknet Diaries