[The activities of a pediatric emergency department. The emergency problems]. / L'attività di un pronto soccorso pediatrico. Problemi emergenti.

ABSTRACT

The authors reviewed records of admission at the Fist Ais-Emergency Service of "G. Gaslini" Children's Hospital, data referring both to in and outpatients. First of all we took into account epidemiological data analysing occurrence and types of diseases; at the same time a demographic study, which aimed to show a decrease in the child population in Genova, was performed. Secondly we compared these data with the real number of admitted patients collected data showed that this service has been used excessively.