Epidemiological features of emergency calls around tbe National Day holiday in the past three years / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To find out about the epidemiological features of emergency calls around the National Day holiday so as to guide emergency medical services during holidays. Methods An investigation was made into e-mergency cases during the National Day holiday in 2002 (October 1-October 7) as well as one week before and after the holiday and comparison was made between the numbers of emergency cases in the past three years. Results In the past three years, the number of emergency cases around the National Day holiday has been going down year by year whereas at the same time the number of hospitalized patients and patients admitted to the observation ward has been going up. During the National Day holiday in 2002, the number of emergency cases, hospitalized patients and patients admitted to the observation ward increased markedly compared with those before and after the holiday, with the most remarkable increase in the number of pediatric emergency cases and the biggest number of emergency cases in internal medicine. Conclusion It is essential to do a good job of health education and disease prevention, especially among high risk groups of people, and to reinforce the establishment of the emergency medical service system so as to effectively guarantee the development of holiday economy.