Trauma aetiology and cost in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the University of the West Indies
West Indian med. j
; 48(3): 141-2, Sept. 1999. tab, gra
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em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-1496
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JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
Trauma accounted for 37 percent of 22,311 patients seen in the Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) during 1996. Thirty-nine percent of injuries were intentional and 18 percent were due to motor vehicle accidents. Knives, machetes and rocks accounted for 75 percent of the injuries compared with 5 percent for gunshot wounds. Passengers were injured in about 40 percent of motor vehicle accidents and pedestrians in 19 percent. The admission rate was 16 percent and the orthopaedic clinic received 75 percent of the patients referred to specialist clinics. Victims of motor vehicle accidents made up a greater proportion of admissions (24 percent) than those of unintentional violence (13 percent). The average cost of caring for each patient in the A&E Unit was US$70 resulting in an annual cost of US$578,000.(AU)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 4: Financiamento para a saúde
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Ferimentos e Lesões
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Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Acidentes de Trânsito
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação econômica em saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
/
Idoso
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Criança
/
Criança, pré-escolar
/
Humanos
/
Lactente
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Artigo