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T9 0-10 Sentence denotes To editor,
T10 11-254 Sentence denotes Since the first case of the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2, also known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) was identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China at the end of 2019, the number of new cases out of China has risen rapidly day to day.
T11 255-387 Sentence denotes On 11th March 2020, the WHO Emergency Committee declared COVID-19 a global pandemic that will affect all countries on the globe [1].
T12 388-502 Sentence denotes To date, confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 240,000 cases and global death toll exceeds 10,000 people [2].
T13 503-606 Sentence denotes The well-being of the health care workforce is the cornerstone of every well-functioning health system.
T14 607-762 Sentence denotes As a result of the pandemic, medical healthcare providers are under an enormous amount of workload pressure along with increased total health expenditures.
T15 763-839 Sentence denotes The overwhelming burden of COVID-19 illness could lead to caregiver burnout.
T16 840-1076 Sentence denotes The major causes of psychological distress among healthcare workers are including long work hours, sleep disturbances, debilitating fatigue, and the risk of getting infection and put their family at risk of a life-threatening condition.
T17 1077-1208 Sentence denotes According to the China's National Health Commission, more than 3300 healthcare workers had been infected and at least 22 have died.
T18 1209-1414 Sentence denotes Unfortunately, in Iran, at least 40 healthcare workers have died due to COVID-19 infection and dozens have reportedly been put under observation after experiencing signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection.
T19 1415-1587 Sentence denotes Physicians’ burnout and shortage of health care workforce has a serious consequences for patients and could cause medical system on the verge of a devastating collapse [3].
T20 1588-1744 Sentence denotes In times of outbreak, emergency departments can be an overwhelming, chaotic places when a large number of patients arriving at local health care facilities.
T21 1745-1807 Sentence denotes The most important aspect of being prepared is planning ahead.
T22 1808-1944 Sentence denotes The concept of “forward triage” was designed for response to various types of crisis scenarios such as virus epidemics and catastrophes.
T23 1945-2061 Sentence denotes Forward triage is the process of determining the patients’ condition before they arrive in the emergency department.
T24 2062-2174 Sentence denotes Direct-to-consumer telemedicine can enable patients to connect with their healthcare provider at a distance [4].
T25 2175-2366 Sentence denotes This virtual platform could be used by smartphones or webcam-enabled computers and allows physicians to effectively screen patients with early signs of COVID-19 before they reach to hospital.
T26 2367-2520 Sentence denotes As a result, this could lead to a substantial decline in unnecessary patients visit, promoting self-quarantine and reducing emergency department overuse.
T27 2521-2656 Sentence denotes Moreover, this approach provides remote monitoring of recently discharged patients, which is a crucial step in containing the outbreak.
T28 2657-2758 Sentence denotes In addition, providing care from afar can help reduce the risk of clinicians’ exposure to infections.
T29 2759-3010 Sentence denotes The use of telemedicine had been largely evaluated by numbers of hospital systems such as Jefferson Health, Cleveland Clinic, and the University of Pittsburgh that provide online neurologic assessment in patients need an emergency neurologic care [5].
T30 3011-3133 Sentence denotes China has also implemented real-time virtual consultation services that addresses the home health care needs for patients.
T31 3134-3291 Sentence denotes Although limitations including payment, credentialing, ethical consideration, and staffing of specialists are also exist that needs to be taken into account.
T32 3292-3435 Sentence denotes The decline in workforce capacity of physicians and nurses raise serious concerns about diminishing the quality of health care delivery system.
T33 3436-3715 Sentence denotes This fact will emphasize another important aspect of using telemedicine which is the ability to reinforce those health care workers that have been quarantined at home after exposure to COVID-19 and employ quarantined physicians to communicate with patients remotely via computer.
T34 3716-3951 Sentence denotes It should be noted that telemedicine cannot replace in-person patient care, but could benefit other frontline physicians by reducing their workload and optimizing their time to attending to patients being in a critically-ill condition.
T35 3952-4023 Sentence denotes Creating telemedicine program takes time and does not happen overnight.
T36 4024-4076 Sentence denotes It requires sources, funding and precise guidelines.
T37 4077-4166 Sentence denotes Many countries have been already invested in telemedicine and received promising results.
T38 4167-4331 Sentence denotes The chaotic flow of patients in the emergency departments pose a unique challenge to the maintenance of quality of care especially in times of crisis and pandemics.
T39 4332-4565 Sentence denotes Forward triage via telemedicine can turn these obstacles into an opportunity and provide a pathway to overcoming patient flow and reducing the workload of physicians as well as minimizing the risk of exposure of healthcare providers.
T40 4566-4669 Sentence denotes It should be remembered that planning ahead can drastically improve our crisis management capabilities.
T41 4670-4790 Sentence denotes It is time for our experts from different fields to start addressing this issue and put their suggestions into practice.
T42 4792-4814 Sentence denotes Authors’ contributions
T43 4815-4936 Sentence denotes BM and NRK highlighted the potential use of telemedicine for triage of patients with COVID-19 and drafted the manuscript.
T44 4937-5019 Sentence denotes ADM and EF contributed to the discussion and revised and formatted the manuscript.
T45 5020-5075 Sentence denotes NM contributed to the discussion and revised the draft.
T46 5076-5127 Sentence denotes All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
T47 5129-5163 Sentence denotes Declarations of Competing Interest
T48 5164-5169 Sentence denotes None.