Identifying the Main Burden on the Emergency Services

JRCRS 2013; 1(1): 34-36

Authors

  • Nasim Ilyas Civil Hospital Hassan Abdal, Department of Biochemistry RIHS Islamabad
  • Mubin Mustafa Pakistan College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Saleem Murtaza Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad

Abstract

Background: Emergency services are vital part of health care system. The study was based on emergency services of Civil Hospital of Tehsil Hassan Abdal, providing health care facilities to both rural and urban areas of the Tehsil. It spreads over an area of 350 square kilometers with a population of 135,856.

Objective: Systematic analysis of the emergency department, Civil Hospital, Tehsil Hassan Abdal, District Attock, Punjab, Pakistan.

Methodology: Emergency records of year 2010 and 2011 were obtained from the emergency resisters and were assessed and analyzed.

Results: In the selected Emergency record of year 2010, highest cases of road traffic accidents were reported.

Conclusion: The assessment and analysis of emergency record, shows the burden on emergency department. The major contributors of the burden were reducible leading to better emergency services.

Keywords: Road Traffic Accidents (RTA), Fractures, Burns, Emergency.

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Published

2013-03-10

How to Cite

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Ilyas N, Mustafa M, Murtaza S. Identifying the Main Burden on the Emergency Services: JRCRS 2013; 1(1): 34-36. J Riphah Coll. Rehabili. sci. [Internet]. 2013Mar.10 [cited 2025Jul.18];1(1):34-6. Available from: https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jrcrs/article/view/406

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): JRCRS Volume 1 Issue 1

Section

Original Articles