Medical Emergencies in Goa.
In: Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Jg. 35 (2010), Heft 1, S. 57-62
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Background: Most emergencies in Goa arise due to road traffic accidents and drowning, which have been compounded by the rise in number of recorded accidents in 2007 to be above 4000. It is believed that 11 people meet with an accident on Goa's roads every day and this is expected to rise by 10% by next year. Similar is the case with drownings and other medical emergencies. We therefore aimed to conduct a cross-sectional survey of medical emergencies and identify various types of emergencies presenting to emergency departments. Materials and Methods: Using a stratified random sampling design, all emergencies presenting to the three government hospitals in Goa, which handle 90% of all emergencies currently, were studied on specially designed data sheets in order to collect data. Emergency medical technicians (ETs) were placed in the Casualty Ward of the medical colleges and they recorded all emergencies on the data sheet. The collected data were then analyzed for stratification and mapping of emergencies. Results: GMC Hospital attended to majority of emergencies (62%), which were mainly of the nature of accidents or assaults (17%) and fever related (17%). Most emergencies were noncritical and about 1% expired. Maximum emergencies also presented from Salcette and Bardez, and occurred among young males in the age group of 19-45 years. Males were also more prone to accidents while females had pregnancies as emergencies. Conclusion: Potential emergency services need to target young males with higher concentrations required in Salcette in South Goa and Bardez in North Goa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Medical Emergencies in Goa.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Saddichha, Sahoo ; Saxena, Mukul Kumar |
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Zeitschrift: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Jg. 35 (2010), Heft 1, S. 57-62 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2010 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0970-0218 (print) |
DOI: | 10.4103/0970-0218.62555 |
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