Table I.

Trauma and elective questions in survey

Question	Yes (n = 23)	No (n = 23)
Are all trauma patients swabbed for COVID-19 upon in-patient admission to hospital?	23	0
Do hip-fracture patients have a confirmed negative swab before they arrive at the trauma ward?	4	19
Following admission, are trauma patient's barrier nursed until a negative swab result is obtained? (Barrier nursing was defined as side room or a COVID-19 ward.)	9	14
Is it possible for a hip-fracture patient to be nursed in a bay with another patient in whom the COVID-19 status is not known as the COVID-19 result has not arrived?	19	4
Are doctors working in orthopaedic trauma wards having regular COVID-19 tests?	3	20
Are all elective patients tested for COVID-19 before admission?	23	0
Are elective theatre staff regularly tested for COVID-19?	5	18
Are doctors moving between COVID-19-free and COVID-19-contaminated pathways?	22	1