Analysis of Emergency Healthcare Demand in a Prison.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
; 23(3): 91-97, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the reasons for seeking emergency medical care amongst prison inmates and their relationship to sociodemographic characteristics. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was carried out. We collected the sociodemographic variables of inmates and their healthcare needs at the referral hospital over nine years.RESULTS:
A total of 972 hospital visits were included. The most common healthcare needs, in descending order, were multiple trauma, limb problems and dyspnea. Mondays and Wednesdays were found to be the busiest days (P <0.001). The average stay in cases of hospitalization was 6.1 (SD 4.3) days; patients with nontraumatic healthcare needs required a longer stay. The majority of the inmates native to Africa, Asia and America received emergency healthcare services due to traumatic injuries; by contrast the most common injuries among Europeans were non-traumatic and unrelated to suicide attempts (P <0.001). European inmates were on average 4.2 years older than Africans and 4.7 years older than American inmates (P <0.001).DISCUSSION:
The reasons for seeking emergency care are clearly differentiated according to the inmates' nationality, one notable outcome was the greater longevity of European internees. These results highlight the importance of understanding healthcare demand within the prison system in order to better address considerations such as prevention, organization and the location of healthcare units.
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Prisiones
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Prisioneros
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Humans
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En
Año:
2021
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